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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: Ahmad Kabila <a_pin4@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: ahmadkabilapin@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:19:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Better days greetings to you.




Better days greetings to you and your entire family,I am Ahmed Kabila,late =
Democratic Republic of Congo President Laurent Desire Kabila of the blessed=
Memory.=20

I write you this email in respect of my consignment Box in DUBAI, which I a=
nd my mother want you to assist us,by standing as our trustee ,to help us r=
eceive 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=A0 and my mother,Mr. Johnson Ascot who was suppose to rece=
ive this consignment in DUBAI, began to demand for 50% which I and my mothe=
r 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 tra=
nsaction before now, to assist me in this very matter.=A0 but due to the fr=
audulent activities going on in the world through the internet today and ot=
herwise, 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 wi=
th the awareness that you will give it a sympathetic and mutual considerati=
on.

=A0
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 A=
SCOT 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 h=
elp me us, kindly reply us so that we can proceed immediately because of th=
e time limits.Thanks.
=A0
Yours Sincerely
Ahmed Kabila
=0A=0A=0A

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