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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: "paul rowland" <info@paulrowland.org>
Reply-To: selormeyvictorpaul@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:25:44 +0000
Subject: Claim of fund

Good Day,
This letter may come to you as a surprise
since I had no previous correspondence with you.
My name is VICTOR SELORMEY JR.,27 years of age,
the son of the late former deputy finance minister
of Ghana under the government of Jerry John Rawlings
of the PNDC/NDC Party.
I would like to entrust this confidential matter in
your care.Please, be honest to me as regards to your
interest in assisting me in this situation.
My father was jailed after he has been probed and
found guilty of embezzlement of state funds and most especially
diverting funds donated by the Japanese government
for the Keta sea defence project by the NPP, the
present ruling government headed by Mr.John Kuffour.
All efforts made by our family and my mother to get
him out from jail proved abotive. My father later died due
to his deterioting cardiac health problem.
In the course of investigations, all my father's
properties and accounts were ceased and confiscated by the government.
However, before my father died, he secretly told me of
the deposit of Ten million USDollars only (US$10,000,000.00)he made
in a Security Company in my name in Ghana. He made the deposit in a
trunk box containing the amount but the content was disclosed as personal
effects.
So I am calling on you to assist me in claiming this
fund and investing it in a lucrative business venture
in your country under your supervision and care so
that after the fund has been properly secured I can
then send my mother some funds for the sake of my
siblings/two young sisters to be taken care of.
Note that the relevant document in respect of this
trunk box is in my name and is intact with me here.
Upon Your willingness to assist me in this claim,
20% of the total sum will be yours for all your
assistance and cooperation during the course of this
transaction.
God richly bless you and your family as you respond to my
cry. Awaiting your response. Tel: 233-24-2516886
PLEASE READ THE WEBSITE BELOW TO SEE HOW THE
GOVERNMENT TREATED MY FATHER TO HIS PAINFUL DEATH.
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=79505

Best regards

Victor p. Selormey. Tel: 233-24-2516886

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