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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • princepokujohnson1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Prince Jonson Poku <prince_johnson_poku@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:09:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: DEAR PARTNER,


DEAR PARTNER,

I AM PRINCE JONSON POKU, A HEIR TO THE THRONE OF THE LATE RULER OF THE ASHANTI KINGDOM, CHIEF [DR] NANA MATTHEW JACOB ADUSEI POKU WHO DIED IN FEBRUARY 1999.AMONG ALL THE HEIRS TO THE THRONE, I'VE BEEN THE CLOSEST TO HIM WHEN HE WAS ALIVE.

MY FATHER, THE KING, RECEIVES A MONTHLY GIFT FROM THE LOCAL MINNERS IN OUR COMMUNITY IN A FORM OF GOLD. HE SELLS IT TO SOME FOREIGNERS AFTERWARDS IN RETUNE FOR CASH.BEFORE HIS DEATH, I
COLLECTED THREE BOXESOF GOLD WEIGHING ABOUT A 300 KILOGRAMS EACH FROM THE LOCAL MINES FOR HIM AND KEPT IT IN HIS SAFE BUT UNFORTUNATELY FOR US, HE DIEDAFTERWARDS WITHOUT SELLING THE GOLD. IMMEDIATELY, I RUSHED TO THE SAFE WHERE THE BOXES OF GOLD WERE KEPT AND CARRIED TWO BOXESOUT OF THE THREE BOXES OF GOLD AND TOOK IT TO A BANK INACCRA THE CAPITAL CITY OF GHANA AND DEPSITEDIT THERE AS A FAMILY TREASURE.

AFTER MY FATHER'S BURIAL WHICH LASTED FROM MONDAY, 21ST TILLTHURSDAY ,25TH MARCH 1999,THE MEMBERS OF HIS EXTENDEDFAMILY CAME TOGETHERAND SHARED EVERTHING HE HAD IN HIS WILL EXCEPT THE
TWO BOXS OFGOLD(600KG) WHICH I KEPT IN A BANK IN ACCRA,GHANA.
NOW, WHAT I WANT FROM YOU IS FOR YOU TO HELPME IN THE SELLING OF THIS GOLD. YOU CAN HELP ME BY I SENDING IT TO YOUR COUNTRY AND YOU SELL IT OVER THERE ,AFTER WHICH WE WILL SHARE THEPERCENTAGE OR YOU CAN COME DOWN TO ACCRA GHANA AND BUY THE WHOLE 600KG OF GOLD DIRECTLY FROM ME.

IF YOU HAVE ANY INTEREST IN HELPING ME , YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS ABOUT THE PERCENTAGE AND OTHER THINGS.THISBUSINESS IS RISK FREE BUT HAS TO KEPT
CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE OFTHE EXTENDED MEMBERS OF OUR
FAMILY.

PLEASE REPLY THROUGH THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR
SECURITYPURPOSES:princepokujohnson1@yahoo.com.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS.
YOURS TRULY,
PRINCE JONSON POKU.


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