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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: "Stephen Kambe" <skambe1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dukar03@fastermail.com
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 02:59:46 -0500
Subject: Your Assistance

Dear Sir

I hope that this letter will not constitute a sort of embarrasement
to you.Please bear with me let me introduce myself,I am Mr Stephen Kambe
one ofthe favored Aides of the deceased President of Togo
(Late Gnassingbé Eyadéma) During his reign in office, I was very
loyal to him but disloyal to his son (Faure Gnassingbe) who is now
ruling in Togo, due to the problem between me and Faure, I have to
escape from Togo to a neighbuoring Country(Ghana) were I presently live
now.

I will also like to inform you that due to the trust Gnassingbé Eyadéma
haveon me,he entrusted some of his valuables, including access to his
secret foreign account to me as a trusted aide.

The Son of Gnassingbé Eyadéma is now in the process to relief the
valuables from my custody, Please all I need now is to use you to
transfer some ofthe money whic h is in my custody in to your
account for safe keeping, fornow I am willing to transfer the sum
of ($10,000 000 .00) Ten Million Dollars.

The transfer will be on gradual process to avoid suspicion.Please
if you arewilling to assist me, I will like you to be sincere and
transparent in thistransaction, your percentage will be discussed
later as the transactionprogresses. Please once again, I am only
soliciting for your assistance; Iwill like you to send to me
your telephone Including your fax numbers toease communication.

Thanks.
And God Bless You
Stephen Kambe

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