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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: stella james <stellajame01@yahoo.co.nz>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 18:36:23 +1300 (NZDT)
Subject: PRINCESS STELLA JAME


ATT
FIRST AND FOREMOST,I MUST SALUTE YOUR STRICTEST
CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION AND I PRAY THAT MY
DECISION TO CONTACT YOU WILL BE GIVEN GENUINE APPROVAL
CONSIDERING THE FACTS WE HAVE NOT KNOWN EACH OTHER
BEFORE, I WISH TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE
MYSELF TO YOU.
I AM PRINCESS STELLA JAME FROM SIERRA-LEONE WEST
AFRICA. I WRITES TO INFORM YOU MY DESIRE TO INVEST,AND
TO BUY A LIVING HOUSE IN YOUR COUNTRY. I AM 26 YEARS
OLD AND THE SECOND DAUGHTER OF MR. RICHARD JAME.MY
FATHER BEFORE HIS DEATH WAS A KING IN SUHUM TOWN
IN MY COUNTRY.
MY LATE FATHER WAS SHOT BY THE REBELS ON HIS WAY
TRAVELLING TO LUSIA A CITY AFTER FREETOWN THE CAPITAL
ALONG WITH MY ELDER BROTHER.MY BROTHER DIED ON THE
SPOT WHILE U.N.PEACE KEEPING FORCE RESCUED MY
FATHER,HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT
WHICH HE LATER DIED AFTER THREE MONTHS. BEFORE HE DIED
HE REAVEALED TO ME AND MY MOTHER ABOUT THE BOXES
CONTAINING $18.5 MILLION US DOLLARS.WHICH HE DEPOSITED
WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN GHANA FOR SAFEKEEPING. MY
FATHER DID NOT DISCLOSE THE CONTENT OF THE BOXES TO
THE SECURITY COMPANY TO AVIOD THE OFFICIALS FROM
RAISING EYE BROWS TO THE FUNDS.
PRESENTLY MYSELF AND MY MOTHER ARE HERE IN GHANA TO
NOTIFY THE SECURITY COMPANY FOR THE CLAIMS,AND WE ARE
STAYING IN THE REFUGE CAMP.WHEN WE GOT TO THE SECURITY
COMPANY, WE WHERE TOLD THAT MY FATHER MADE AN
AGREEMENT WITH THEM THAT THEY SHOULD NOT RELEASE THE
CONSIGNMENT TO ANY OF HIS FAMILY MEMBER WITHOUT A
FOREIGN PARTNER, THAT IS WHY MY MOTHER AND I ARE
SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.
THEREFORE I WANT YOU TO LECTURE ME ON HOW BEST WE CAN
INVEST THIS MONEY,BECAUSE MY FATHER TOLD ME THAT IT IS
DANGEROUS TO INVEST THIS MONEY IN AFRICA TO AVIOD
SUSPICIONS,AND DUE TO MARKET INSTABILITY COUPLED WITH
ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY FACING AFRICAN
COUNTRIES,THAT IS WHY WE WANT TO INVEST IN ABROAD. FOR
YOUR MUTUAL ASSISTANCE, MYSELF AND MY MOTHER HAVE
AGREED TO OFFER YOU 25%OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE
MONEY.
WE HAVE ALL THE VITAL DOCUMENTS COVERING THE DEPOSIT
AND THE OWNERSHIP WHICH I CAN SEND TO YOU THROUGH FAX
ON REQUEST.

NOTE:I HAVE NEVER DISCLOSED THIS TO ANY PERSON APART
FROM YOU,SO YOU HAVE TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION AS A TOP
SECRET TO YOURSELF ALONE.WHICH I WILL WANT YOU TO
FORWARD ACROSS TO ME YOUR DIRECT TEL/FAX NUMBER FOR
MORE INFORMATIONS ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION. ,
PRINCESS STELLA JAME
(FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY)






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