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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: "ALHAJI ABA FUSEINI" <northernregion2005@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 15:00:51 +0000
Subject: PROPERTY PURSHASE

ATTEN: Sir,

How are you doing and how is your business over there?My name is
Alhaji Aba Fuseini.Am the Minister of Northern Region Republic Of
Ghana. I want to purchase house in United State Of America for my
family. I also want to go to hospitality investment and the house
should be estimated between $6million to $8million(Dollars). It must
be spacious with all house comfort meant for a Minister.And also the
hospitality investment should be estimated between $12million to
$15million(Dollars).

I therefore solicit for your assistant to secure for me a good
desirable mansion in the above-mentioned place. You are also
requested to state your company’s profile; terms of reference,
percentage required and importantly mode of payment to enable me
facilitate the process of this purchase to my property agent. Please
concerning this purchase keep it secret because I am monitored as a
serving minister.

I therefore requested your personal contact and details, So that my
property agent will contact you. Am waiting for your response so that
I will forward it to my property agent in other for him to contact you
immediately.

Thanks.
Yours Faithfully,
Alhaji Aba Fuseini
(Minister of Northern Regional
Republic Of Ghana)

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