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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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• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • imoro.fida@personal.ro

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. FIDA" <helpnambiawidow@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 13:48:55 +0000
Subject: INVESTMENT PARTNER WANTED

Subject: Investment partner wanted

Dear Friend,
I am Mrs Fida Imoro, from the democratic republic of Namibia nationality,
and the wife of former director of National Diamond & Gold company
in Namibia of the blessed memory who was assassinated by unidentified hoodlums. Immediately after my husband's assassinated left Namibia with my only daughter to Accra-Ghana, a country in West Africa.

I discover some documents showing that my late Husband deposited some valuables and cash amount of (us$3.750 Million USD) and ( 150kg )of Gold only with a finance house, These valuables are deposited in a Finance House company as a family treasure, hence they do not know what is the actual content of the consignment.
With most honest and confidentiality, I am soliciting your assistance to help me on how to
transfer this money to your country and help me to come over to your country and continue my life over there, this is my only hope. Please note l will need all our communication be confidential, as you can see because of my status here in Ghana as a refugee. confirm your interest the relevant documents regarding to the fund will be forwarded to you for your perusal.

Meanwhile, I want to leave Accra Ghana entirely with this money for investment in your country because of the future of my only daughter, I would highly appreciate you to assist me and a certain percentage of money will be given to you for your assistance. I think I really got so much to offer you, Kindly forward to me your full contact information, like your direct telephone number, fax number and your mailing address, so that I will send to you all the documents for the deposited items.
Wish to hear from you soonest...
Best regards,
Mrs.Fida Imoro.
REPLY TO THIS EMAIL: imoro.fida@personal.ro ONLY.

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