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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: Amina akitini <amina_akitini@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2006 13:43:36 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Greetings


Dear Sir,
Sorry for bothering you, for a brief introduction I am the daughter of Dr. AKI TINI from Togo, the man who love justice, he was fighting to Liberate Togo from the long last tyranny government called IYADEMA'S FAMILY, Who is still in power?
As you can see or hear in VOA, BBC, CNN even in your local breast, how my father was humiliated and the election was rigged by the Ecowas and AU under president OBASANJO OF NIGERIA, THE PRESIDENT OF MOST CUROPTION COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.Presently my father is in the jail without any reasons.

Please sir; I need your kind assistance to help me become trustee for The fund that my father deposited to develop our dear country TOGO, the Money was deposited in one of the security company in Asia.I am welcoming you as my father trustee. You must to be in a hurry

Because the government of Togo has frozen all his account in Europe and
America, but they did not know the fund he deposited in Asia, please
Kindly be of help in this regards.
I want you to quickly change the ownership of the said fund deposited in Asia with your name as my father's trustee to avoid trace or claim of The fund by the tyrant government of Togo.Note: the security company does not know that the consignment contains Raw cash, it was deposited as family effect with affidavits of OATH from

The malaysia authority.
All we need is to make the change of ownership on your name as my
Father TRUSTEE. Besides, I am presently in united nation refugee camp in ghana for Security reasons.
Your urgent responds will be better to save situation at hand.

Best regards,
Amina akitini



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