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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: John Mba <john_mba2005@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 07:56:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I NEED A PARTNER


I NEED A PARTNER

My name is ISA MOHAMMED the 24 yrs old senior son of late DR. SULEMAN MOHAMMED a native of Sudan in east africa. my father was a close friend/bussiness partner to the late minister of minning and tourism untill he was killed along with my father during the political crisis in my country which lasted for some yrs.

He has been doing business secretly with the minister and at the same time representing him in all his business correspondence both locally and internationally.

Before the death of my father, i been the senior son he secretly told me that he had the sum of $36 million [us dollars] deposited with a private security firm in Ghana,

These funds were reealized from the various

bussines he transacted with the late minister

After my fathers death, I search his safe and discovered all the documents which my late father use to deposit the money as a consingment with DESTINY SECURITY SERVICES LTD., ACCRA-GHANA

The reason why i am contacting you is that i want you to claim the funds as consignment from the security company as my partner in ovearses as i am the next of kin to the box,

please note that the security company did not know the real content of the box, because my father told them that the box contains family valuables and the box is sealed and lock and the money shall remain in your custody till my arrival in your country.

Meanwhile the money can be invested into risk-free profitable ventures and there shall be an agreement to protect my intrerst. i have all the documents to enable you claim the consignment from the security firm.

To make this deal reliable, i need a commitment from you that it will be kept confidential, send me your fax numbers and mobile phone numbers for easy comminications,

For your reliable assistance, I will reward you 20% of the total money and we shall use 10% to carry any expense that will be incured during the transaction and the investment process 70% shall be for me.

I thank you in advance in anticipation for your assistance in enabling me achieves this goal.

REGARD,

ISA MOHAMMED


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