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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: "tessy14_diarra" <tessy14_diarra@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: tessydiarra@gawab.com
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:24:28 +0000
Subject: HELLO

Dear Sir!
My name is Tessy Diarra 18Years Old from Monrovia the capital city of Liberia. My Late father was a miner in one of the biggest mining company in Monrovia, my father was assassinated by the rebels of Charles Taylor, after the death of my father our family lawyer brought In wile my father wrote on ground, to the Family and it was stated in the wile that I am the next of kin to my late father. He also wrote that he deposited one box In a Security Company Here in GHANA .the rebels were still looking for us every where in Monrovia, my family manage to escape down to Ghana, With the help of a white Lady who was farmer in a remote village in Monrovia. According to the document it was stated that contents of the trunk box are gold and diamond, including huge amount of usd$6.5 million dollars.

We are now living in the Bujumbura refugee camp here in republic of Ghana. Please my family want you to be the beneficiary of these box, because my family has made up 20% for your assistance, before we commence on this transaction I would want us to go into partnership agreement and if only we could meet up with the change of ownership in your name, as soon as possible every things Will be done and the BOX will be deliver to you in a diplomatic Means from the Security Company. They promise to deliver the Box at your door step in your country. The Director of the delivery unit department knows my late father as giant of miners in Monrovia the capital city of Liberia.
Thanks for every detail of my application to you. Anxiously and anxiety for reply, God bless you I hope to hear from you I waiting your response.
Sincerely Yours,
Tessy Diarra
Refugee Camp Ghana

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