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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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  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "Malik Hussein" <malikhus10@gmail.com>
Reply-To: malikhussein147@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:43:44 -0700
Subject: URGENT RESPONSES NEEDED FROM MALIK HUSSEIN:


*Dear Friend,*

*Better days greetings to you and your entire family and i pray that may the
almighty lord guard you and your family.*

*I want to use this opportunity to introduce myself well to you, I am MALIK
HUSSEIN,The son of Late Chief Usman Hussein a Gold Merchant in Zimbabwe, I
call you in respect of my consignment boxes which is presently NEW YORK,
which I want you to assist me and stand as my foreign beneficiary to receive
my fund over there in your country, this fund am writing you about is
$12.5million U.S.Dollars which my late father deposited under GHANA HIGH
COMMISSION for I and my mother,and Mr.JOHNSON ASCOT who was suppose to
receive this consignment in NEW YORK, Was demanding 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.*

*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 me for more details.*

*Thanks and God Bless.*

*Yours Sincerely
Malik Hussein.*

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