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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: "BERNICE JOHN" <bernicejohn100@msn.com>
Reply-To: mrsbernicejohn@k.ro
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 04:19:00 +0000
Subject: APPRECIATION/URGENT REPLY NEEDED




With due respect dear,

I am Mrs. Bernice John.

I am a widow, who lives in GHANA. I got your contact details from a Corp who
work with the United Nations (UN) here in Accra - Ghana. Hence, my contact
to you for an assistance in a business relationship.

I have a daughter who is the joy of my life. My late husband was a loving,
caring and hard working businessman who died unfortunately in an auto crash.
Before the sudden death of my beloved husband and father of my daughter, my
late husband intended to establish a business in Europe with the sum of
$5million United States dollars, but unfortunately he died before this
proposed venture.

Following his death, his family members are telling me that I am not
entitled to his property (Assets and fund) because I am a woman and my
offspring is a female as well, according to some barbaric traditional laws
here in GHANA (Africa) which doesn't permit a woman to inherit a man's
property, but I and my child will be cratered for but my late husband family
will take over the management of his business and other properties.
Unfortunately to this wicked family members, they also went on tracing if
the money were deposited in any of the local banks here, so that they will
block all the documents with Court injunction. But the $5 million United
States dollars that my late husband intended to use in establishing a
business in the United States, this fund was was secretly deposited in cash
consignment with a Security company here unknown to his family. I have all
the relevant documents with me here.

No member of my late husband's family that is aware of this fund, so I have
discussed this matter with the Director of the security company that I want
this fund personally and he agreed based on some compensation. According to
the director, the best way to secure this fund is to move it outside GHANA
for safe-keeping, later it will be used for business establishment with your
advice and assistance, which I will also come over to your country.

At this juncture, I and the director needs your sincere assistance so that
this fund can be moved out of Ghana within (14) working days as soon as I
hear your positive response. However, I and the director has agreed to give
you 25% of the fund as a reward for your sincere assistance and the
remaining 75% of the fund will be for us (I and the director).

THanks and remain bless

Mrs Bernice John,
[FROM THE SICK BED]

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