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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: "Yvonne Rowland" <yr49gh@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:09:18 +0000
Subject: important

Good day!

I am 21 years old and a 3rd year Business Admin student of University of
Ghana,Legon.Mr/Mrs Fred and Lydia Rowland were my parents.My father was in
the Precious Stone industry and owned mines in Tanzania and here in Ghana.
He also used to deal (buy and sell) in diamonds from Angola,Sierra Leone and
Democratic Republic of Congo (former Zaire).It is sad to say that he died of
the deadly Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome - AIDS on the 15th
Feb.,2006.Two days after my father was pronounced HIV positive,my mother
committed suicide. Now,I can no longer walk freely on the streets,at school
or even in the church without being pointed at or gossipped about.This
development has affected me academically,physically and psychologically and
I have decided to come over to your country where I would have peace to live
and further my education and have contacted you to assist me to transfer out
of Ghana the sum of $US9.3M which my father deposited with a financial
institution here for my upkeep when it became obvious he was going to die.I
intend to invest this money in your business or any other business you deem
healthy.However,my uncle do not know about this money and my father, on his
sick bed, warned me not to let him know about it so I'll appreciate if you
keep my letter confidential or delete if you do not accept my
proposal.You'll be rewarded with 20% of the total funds for your effort.

Thanking you in anticipation.

Yvonne Akofa Rowland
Cell:+233.243.038.275

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