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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: "Ms.Aicha Ogeluwo." <aichaogeluwo007@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Reply-To: aichaogeluwo05@yahoo.co.in
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 17:45:42 +0100
Subject: Due consider it as an emergency

Hello Dear,
I know that this mail might be a surpriseing to you but due consider it
as an emergency.It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture
which I intend to establish in your country, though I have not met with
you before but I believe one has to risk In life before achieving
success.
I am Ms.Aicha Ogeluwo,the daughter of Dr.Mark Ogeluwo who is the formal
director of Fredom Gold Company in (southeast)Sierra Leone.he was
poisoned to death by his business associate, On one of their outing to
discuss a business deal in oversea.
However, after his death I and my mother managed to stay alone and when
the war broke out in our country.we escape to near by village here,with
every important files of my father.He has the sum of £9 million (Nine
Million Pounds).
This amount was deposited by my late father in one of the leading
security company. Presently, we am saddled with the problem of securing a
trust worthy foriegn personality to help us.We map out 10% for you by
Standing on our behalf as the beneficiary for the claim of the inheritance
from the company. since the management of the company adviced that we
should solicit for an individual or corporate organization to claim the
deposit for us as they cannot release it directly to us due to the rule
and regulation of this Country.
Furthermore,I am giving you this offers as mentioned with every
confidence on your acceptance to assist us/adopt us as your own family or
business partner if possible and advice us on area of investments with the
money.
i await your soon response
My regard to your family.
Take Care and God Bless,
Ms.Aicha Ogeluwo.

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