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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Fraud email example:

From: "Michael Tony" <michaeltony_105@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 10:41:39 +0100
Subject: Please Help

Hello
I want to great you in the name of the Almighty God.I want to formally introduce myself to you,I am Michael B Tony of Sierra-Leone seeking political sylume here in Ghana in a refugee camp here in Ghana.
It so happens that,my late father deposited an amount of $20.5 million us dollars with a security company here in Ghana with my name as the next of kin,the company does not know the content of the box,they only know it contains family belongings.
I now want to ask for your asistance as my late fathers foreign partner to help us make this claim from the security company and then transfer it to your country for invest,so that after the money has been transfered to you,you will then send me an invitation letter for me to come and meet you in your country fro investment.
For your assistance,my family and i are prepared to give you 25% of the total amount of money and 5% will be for any expenses you may incure during this trsansaction.My late fathers lawyer here in Ghana is the only one who knows that the box conatins money and thats why he is also here to help us in Ghana as a Ghanaian and a man who has good relations here.
If you are interested in helping us to make our claim and then we start investment,i will like you to forward your telephone and fax numbers to me so that you can contact my lawyer for the documents and also tell us what next to do.
I need your help seriously because i am a young boy of 19 yrs and know nothing about business or anything,thats why i need your help.I will also like you to let me know of any good investments in your country and also i will like to buy a house there and build a company.
Thanks and God Bless.
Michael.

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