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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: Micheal adjie <michealadjie2000@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 12:05:49 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED.


ATTN: .
HOW ARE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY?

I'M MOST
DELIGHTED WRITING YOU AT THIS TIME AND AM QUITE SURE I CAN RELY ON YOUR
PERSONALITY.In recognition of your personal executive powers and
investment opportunities in your country, I decided to solicit your
PARTNERSHIP IN A DEAL I KNOW YOU CAN EXECUTE.


SINCE I WAS TRANSFERED TO WORK HERE IN GHANA FROM MY PREVIOUS
OFFICE, I HAVE  RECORDED FOREIGN INVESTORS LIKE YOU RECEIVING INVALID
CONSIGNMENTS AND SPENDING MONEY WITHOUT GETTING ANY CONSIGNMENT EVEN AS
FAR AS TRAVELING TO SOME OF THESE PEOPLE, THIS HAVE GIVEN ME CONCERN AS
TO THE AMOUNT OF MONEY YOU HAVE SPENT SO FAR AND I WANT THAT TO END AND
THAT IS WHY I HAVE PUT MY JOB AT RISK AS A STORE SUPERVISOR IN ONE OF
THE SECURITY COMPANIES HERE IN THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA: SECURITY
REASONS).


IN MY COMPANY THERE ARE ABOUT 120 BOXES SAID TO CONTAIN MONEY BUT
AFTER WHAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING TO YOU AND OTHER WHITE MEN, I DECIDED TO
DO WHAT I CALL OPERATION INSPECT ALL AND I ENDED UP FINDING OUT THAT
OUT OF ALL THESE BOXES THERE ARE ONLY THREE THAT CONTAINS REAL
MONEY,GOLD AND THAT IS WHY I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU AND PLEASE DO
GET BACK TO ME SO I TELL YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW AS TO HOW TO CLAIM
THE MONEY AND THE GOLD WEIGHING UP TO 82KG AND  AS I’M MAKING
INVESTIGATIONS ABOUT THE DOCUMENTS WHICH IF YOU GET BACK TO ME WE WOULD
ARRANGE.


I WONT DECLARE MY COMPANY’S NAME FOR SECURITY REASONS (I WILL LET
YOU INTO THESE DETAILS AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU).PLEASE NOTE THAT OUT
OF THESE THREE BOXES TWO IS DUE FOR WITHDRAWAL. THESE TWO CONTAINS:

ONE
CONTAINING 82KG GOLD BARS AND THE OTHER CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY $35
MILLION USD.I PROMISE TO GET ALL THE DOCUMENTS IF ONLY YOU ARE READY TO
REWARD ME BASED ON 50/50 PERCENTAGE. I HAVE MADE CONTACTS WITH THE BENEFICIARY
TO THIS CONSIGNMENT AND I HAVE MADE ALL ARRANGEMENTS, THE GROUND AND
LANDING EXPENSES WILL ALSO BE TAKEN CARE OF BY ME.THIS WILL BE THE ONLY
COST IN THIS AS I WORK WITH THIS SECURITY COMPANY.


PLEASE I’M WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU URGENTLY AS I GET THE DOCUMENTS
TOGETHER AND I WOULD ALSO DO THE BACKGROUND WORK TO MAKE SURE WE GET
THIS MONEY OUT WITHIN 12 WORKING HOURS.THE SOURCE AND OWNER OF THIS
SAID MONEY I WILL LET YOU KNOW AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU.I WAIT TO
RECEIVE YOU SWIFT RESPONSE.PLEASE I WILL BE WAITING.

THANKS,
YOURS TRULY,
M. ADJIE.

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