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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: "Mr Alfred Asamoh" <alfredasamoh1@yahoo.com.mx> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 09:47:26 +0000
Subject: URGENT AND CONFINDENTIAL

Dear Sir/Madam

I am Mr. Alfred Asamoh, brother in-law to the Vice President of Ghana. Following the ugly incident that happened last month when our influencial partner

Congress man William Jefferson of New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A and a member of the powerful Ways and Means Committee was followed after his visit to the Vice President in Ghana and cash money was recovered in his house in a freezer by the police, we have decided to look for a businessman or woman who understands the intricacies of this project

My brother in-law who I work for, in our bid to secure enough funds overseas for the next Presidential election after which the current President will have completed his tenure mandated me to look for a reliable business contact who can help us invest a total of USD55M


In order to avoid a repeat of the last incident, we have successfully moved the fund into a security house in Europe through diplomatic means in disguise as personal belongings using the presidential connection out of Ghana and intend to commence wire transfers which we believe will be most appropriate

Should you be interested to work with us and not load cash in the house or talk too much, contact me immediately without delay for further details.Please note that this is very very confidential and should not last more than 14days to conclude if you follow my instructions carefully

Best Regards.

Mr. Alfred Asamoh.

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