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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 Joseph Simbo" <joseph_simbo@ny.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: joseph_simbo@zwallet.com
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 15:55:17 +0100
Subject: From Mr Joseph K. Simbo Your Account Abroad For Investment

March 15, 2001
A testimony received from Mr Joseph K. Simbo,A Sierra Leone But here Senegal refugee.

I Hope That My Mail Meets You In Good Health And Spirit, I Am Joseph K. Simbo, A
Sierra Leonean . Presently, I Live As A Refugee In republic of Senegal Dakar, I Am A
Victim Of War And The Son Of Late Chief Dr.Mustapha L. Simbo The Assassinated
Former Assistant Director Of Industrial Goods and Services In West Africa.

My Father Was Killed With Other Government Officials During Official Hours When
The Rebel Troops Stormed And Raided The Mining Corporation Office At The Heat Of
The Crisis In My Country. A Few Weeks Later, The Rebels Also Invaded Our Residential
Building In Which My Mother And Two Of Sister and Our Security Men Were Killed In
The Compound While I Was Out For A Special Research Program.

I Had A Singular Shock And Trauma, Which Compelled Us To Flee From The Country
To republic of Senegal Dakar By The Help Of An Army Colonel, Who Is A Close Friend
Of My Late Father,

I Have First Degree In Marketing And Would Have Further My Education If Not For The
Death Of My Parents. I Have Never Worked To Earn My Living Since My Late Parents Had
Enough Wealth For me.

I Am Contacting You Now Because Of The Present Difficulty I Am Facing.
Unfortunately My Father's Two Accounts In West Africa Have Recently Been Frozen. However
This Did Not Affect The Twenty Million And five Hundred Thousand Dollars (Us$ 20,500,000),
Which He Kept In a security company in Senegal Dakar.

For Now, I Am Having Every Information And Document Needed For The Clearance Of The
Money In The security company Here In Senegal Dakar And I Want You To Act As The Beneficiary
Of The Fund For Easy And Smooth Transfer To Your Account Abroad For Investment Purposes.
You Will No Doubt Be Adequately Compensated With As Well As A Percentage Of The Profit From
Investment Of The Fund. Also You Will See To It That I Come Over To Your Country At The Earliest
Possible Time. I Am Making This Request To You With Tears In My Eyes And I Feel That God Almighty
Will Touch You With His Spirit To Listen To My Cry For Help And Answer Me Without Delay.

Since Our Breadwinner Is No More And This Is The Only Hope For Life. You Positive Response Will
Give Me The Greatest Joy And Relief. God Bless You For Your Kind Assistance I Have Agreed To
Offer You 35% Of The Total Sum.

Seriously I Waiting For Your Urgent Reply.

Best regard

Mr.Joseph K. Simbo

CONTACT ME WITH THIS ADDRESS.

E-MAIL ADDERS : joseph_simbo1@yahoo.com

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