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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. John Barnes" <johnbarnesfamily@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 12:14:07 +0000
Subject: Very Urgent please.

DEAR FRIEND,

FIRST AND FOREMOST,I MUST SOLICIT YOUR STRICTEST CONFIDENCE IN THIS
TRANSACTION AND I PRAY THAT MY DECISION TO CONTACT YOU WILL BE GIVEN ENUINE
APPROVAL CONSIDERING THE FACTS WE HAVE NOT KNOWN EACH OTHER BEFORE, I WISH
TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE MY SELF TO YOU. I AM MR. JOHN BARNES,
FROM LIBERIA,WEST AFRICA. I AM THE FIRST SON OF LATE MR. MOSES BARNES, HE
WAS A DIAMOND/GOLD MERCHANT IN OUR COUNTRY.

MY LATE FATHER HAD A BULLET SHOT BY THE REBELS ON HIS WAY TRAVELLING OUT OF
MY COUNTRY WITH TWO OF MY KID SISTER'S DUE TO PRESENT CRISIS THAT IS
OCCURING IN MY COUNTRY(LIBERIA).

MY SISTER'S DIED ON THE SPOT WHILE U.N.PEACE KEEPING FORCEESCUED MY LATE
FATHER,HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT WHICH HE LATER DIED.
BEFORE HIS DIED HE REAVEALED TO ME AND MY MOTHER ABOUT THE BOXES CONTAINING
$16.5 MILLION US DOLLARS.WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN GHANA
FOR SAFE KEEPING .

MY LATE FATHER DID NOT DISCLOSE THE CONTENT OF THE BOX TO THE SECURITY
COMPANY,HE ALSO TOLD THE CURITY COMPANY THAT THE SAFE BELONGS TO HIS FRIEND
WHO IS A FOREIGNER BUT DIDN'T MENTION ANY NAME.TO AVIOD THE OFFICIALS FROM
RAISING EYE BROWS TO THE FUNDS. AND MY LATE FATHER ALSO 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 A SSISTANCE. PRESENTLY MYSELF AND MY MOTHER ARE HERE IN
ACCRA GHANA ,AND WE ARE STAYING IN THE REFUGEE CAMP, I AND MY MOTHER HAVE
AGREED TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE MONEY,ALL THE VITAL
DOCUMENTS COVERING THE DEPOSIT AND THE OWNERSHIP IS HERE WITH MY MOTHER
WHICH I CAN SEND TO YOU THROUGH FAX ON REQUEST. THEREFORE I WANT YOU TO HELP
ME AND CLIAM THE BOX FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY,AND INVEST IT IN A VERY GOOD
BUSINESS.

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.

KINDLY GET BACK TO ME ON MY PRIVATE E-MAIL ADDRESS-: johnbarnes2@inbox.com.
I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EARLIEST REPLY.
BEST REGARDS,
JOHN BARNES
FROM MR. JOHN BARNES

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