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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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Fraud email example:

From: "stella6 2626" <stella6@mail.mn>
Reply-To: stella_sigcau_2626@live.com
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:52:15 +0000
Subject: MESSAGE FROM STELLA I NEED YOUR HELP PLEASE GET BACK TO ME


Hello Dear,

My name is Stella Sigcau, the elder daughter of Mr. Zac sigcau of Zimbabwe,
I am 17 years old with my younger brother (Thomas), we are in Ghana as
refuge/asylum since we lost our parents because of the recent war that
occurred in our country.please do go through this web page for better
understanding with full details:

http://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0418/zimbabwe.html

I got your esteem contact and particulars out of desperate search for a
business minded personality in your country, who will honestly assist my
younger brother and I to realize our inherited funds into your account and
as well as invest it into a lucrative business.

During the recent war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supporters of
our President, Robert Mugabe to claim all the white -owned farms to his
party members and his followers, he ordered all the white farmers to
surrender all their farms to his party members and his followers.

My father being one of the few rich and successful black farmers in our
country was also victimized because of his opposition to Mugabe's policies.
And because he did not support Mugabe's ideas, Mugabe's supporters invaded
my father's farm and burnt everything in the farm, killed my father and made
away with a lot of items in my father's farm. This action was taken because
my late father felt the growing tension on the farm issue, but I guess he
never anticipated the tragedy that brought their brutal and sudden death.

However with the benefit of hindsight, owing to the looming but
deteriorating crisis in my country, Zimbabwe, my father, before his
unfortunate death deposited with International Commercial Bank (ICB) here in
Accra Ghana the sum of US$ 35MUsd (Thirty Five Million United States
Dollars), with the sole aim of acquiring and buying some dredging equipments
in setting up of a dredging firm with his partner. With his death and all
his assets seized at home and accounts frozen, the family is now in a very
difficult situation.

After the death of my father, my brother and I escaped to the Republic of
Ghana where he had deposited the money in the Bank . And we were permitted
to reside here as Political Refugees.

So Because of our present and unpleasant status here we decided to contact
an overseas firm / individual that can assist us to move this money out Of
Ghana because, as asylum seekers, we are not allowed to operate any
financial transaction of such amount within Ghana and also to assist in
providing me and my brother a permanent residential permit in your country
after the money must have been transferred to your account.

We have agreed to offer you 30% of the total sum for your assistance, and
the rest will be for my brother and I, to Invest in your country under your
assistant

All I want you to do is to furnish me with the below information including
your readiness to assist me achieve this transaction for investment purposes
in your country under your supervision. Kindly re-confirm to me the
followings:

1) Your Full Name:
2) Phone, Fax and Mobile
3) Profession, Age and Marital Status.
4) Nationality

I have to re-assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free and should
be treated with absolute confidentiality. All the vital
documentation/certification that has to do with the origin of the fund is
with me for the security reasons.And I will send them to you when we
progress.And I guarantee you that this fund is not government fund, drug
money, or from arms deals.

I will detail you more about the bank immediately I receive your
acceptance response. I hope this is the beginning of a prosperous
relationship between us.Thanks and God bless you

Regards

Stella/Thomas

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