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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: Amina Bongo <aminabongo@gmail.com>
Reply-To: amina_b@inMail.sk
Date: Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:46:37 +0200
Subject: Private enquiry




Bonjour,
Permettez-moi de me pr=E8senter =E0 vous,je suis Mme Amina Bongo, L'une des
concubines du feu pr=E9sident Omar Bongo qui est d=E9c=E9d=E9 r=E9cemment l'=
hors d'une
courte maladie.
Je dois vous avouer que je ne suis pas mari=E9e avec lui l=E9galement et
pour cette
raison,je subie la pression de sa famille ce qui m'a oblig=E9 de quitter le
pays
pour venir ici =E0 Londres entant que refugi=E9e politique pour ma s=E9curit=
=E9.
J'ai eu votre contact sur internet ici et je souhaiterais avoir un
long rapport
de coop=E9ration avec vous car je compte venir m'installer dans votre pays p=
our
investissement et j'ai besoin d'un citoyen du pays comme un partenaire ou un
guide.
Si ma proposition retient votre attention,n'h=E9sitez pas =E0 me contacter p=
our
plus d'informations.
Merci pour votre bonne comprehension.
Amina.

............................................................................=
...

Hello,
As i said that i am one of the concubine of late presedent Omar Bongo of
Gabon
and since after his death the family has been after me just because he leave
some money in my name in a fix deposit account, just for the love he have me=
,
and just because i was not marraied with him legaly.For that i fine my
way here
in London to hid under the united nation.So that is why i am looking for som=
e
one that known about investment, i mean if you have a company that we can
invest together or you have work with company before or now that you can sho=
w
me the road i can=A0 work together in your country, so i just get your conta=
nte
in my net here so i decide to write you to se if you can help and if you are
capable to work with me, if you do i will like to know more about you
I AM VERRY POOR IN ENGLISH
Amina.

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