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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: "Amah Ofori Edith" <edithamahofori7@livedoor.com>
Reply-To: edithamahofori@rocketmail.com
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:42:33 -0800
Subject: urgent assistance


Dearest,

I am 23 years old and a 3rd year Business Admin student of GHANA LEGON
University was my parents. My father was in the Precious Stone industry and
owned mines in Tanzania, He also used to deal (buy and sell) in diamonds
from Angola,Ghana, Sierra Leone and Democratic Republic of Congo (former
Zaire).It is sad to say that he died of the deadly Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome - AIDS on the 15th July,2007.Two days after my father
was pronounced HIV positive, my mother Committed suicide.

Now, I can no longer walk freely on the streets, at school or even in the
church without being pointed at or gossiped about. This development has
affected me academically, physically and Psychologically and I have decided
to come over to your country where I Would have peace to live and further my
education and have contacted you to assist me to transfer out the sum of
$US5.3M which my father deposited with Safe Place, my upkeep when it became
Obvious he was going to die.

I intend to invest this money in your business or any other business you
deem healthy.However i 'll appreciate if you keep my letter confidential or
delete if You do not accept my proposal,you ll be rewarded with 20% of the
total funds for your efforts,


Thanking you in anticipation

EDITH Amah ofori

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