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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: "Desmond Eyadema" <eyadema2005@telegraf.by>
Reply-To: eyademadesmond2007@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 03:55:07 -0700
Subject: How are you


Dearly Beloved,

Better days greetings to you and your entire family,I am Desmond Eyadema,The
son of the late president of Togo,a country in West Africa.

I write you this email in respect of my consignment box in DUBAI, which I
and my mother want you to assist us,by standing as our trustee ,to help us
receive this consignment on our behalf.The box (Consignment ) contains $38.5
Million U.S.Dollars that was deposited by my late father under Ghana High
Commission for I
and my mother,Mr. Johnson Ascot who was suppose to receive this consignment
in DUBAI, began to demand for 50% which I and my mother did not agree on for
any reason,that was why we have to stop the delivery to him immediately, and
search for another Beneficiary who can help us on this.

Let be honest with you,i have contacted some persons in respect of this
transaction before now, to assist me in this very matter. but due to the
fraudulent activities going on in the world through the internet today and
otherwise, all the people I contacted felt I am not for real.that is why I
am writing you this mail with due sense of humanity and responsibility,and
with the awareness that you will give it a sympathetic and mutual
consideration.

I will give you 20% for the total fund involve for your assistance,because
that was the former agreement we have with our foreign partner Mr.JOHNSON
ASCOT before he later change is mind because of his greed that is why i and
my mother put a stop to the delivery to him ,please if you are willing to
help me us, kindly reply us so that we can proceed immediately because of
the time limits.Thanks..

Yours Sincerely
Desmond Eyadema.

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