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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: "Okoye Vin" <okoyevin103@msn.com>
Reply-To: ajajaphilip@yahoo.com.au
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 03:48:28 +0000
Subject: WAITING

FROM: MR.AJAJA PHILIP.
TEL: 234-804-2252843

Attn:

REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS TRANSACTION

After a discreet but thorough investigation at the nigerian chember of
commerca we Write with absolute confidence in the legality of your company
and the integrity of your person.Essentially the business we are about to
commenc is fundanmentally base on share trust and sense of purpose.


After a discreet but thorough investigation at the nigerian chember of
commerca Write with absoluteconfidence in the legality of your company and
the integrity of your person.Essentially the business we are about to
commenc is fundanmentally base on share trust and sense of purpose. I am MR.
PHILIP AJAJA, a
son of a rich farmer in Zimbabwe Late Mr.PETER AJAJA.
My father was assassinated last two years in the war zone
area in Zimbabwe.

My mother and my two younger sisters are presently in Nigeria, where we were
granted political asylum. I inherited
the sum of US$17.7 Million Dollars (SEVENTEEN MILLION
SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) from my
father;these money has been successfully conveyed to me into
LONDON and was deposited in private security and
finance company by my late father. I have every document to
this fund.

My reason for contacting you is that this country is know
longer a safe place for my family investment for the fear
of encountering the same experience of my late father in
future since the both countries has the same political
history, based on this point we seek for your assistance as
a reliable partner to do this Transaction with us abroad.

If you are interested in assisting us to invest this money
in your country or becoming my partner in business, please
try to contact me as soon as possible.
Endeavor to keep this transaction very private and
confidential, because it's my family lifetime future
investment.
Please, reply to this confidiencial mail
(ajajaphilip@yahoo.com.au)


What will be your percentage for assisting us?

Best Regard.

MR.ajaja philip



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