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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: "Mr, Ali Dennis" <benizog_d@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: benizog_ltd@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 05:08:49 +0530
Subject: expecting your kind reply

Dear,
Compliments of the day. I am writing from Ghana.Got your e-mail address this afternoon while i was surfing the net for a good and reliable partner.It was through there that i saw your address.
Before i go on, i am Mr. Ali Dennis from Ghana in west Africa.i am a goldsmith who deal in all types of precious stone.i started it after the death of my father in 1969. i drop from college to continue this family business from falling.Now iam in my late fourties.
I was happy when i saw your address so i decided to write you and make this proposal. Before my fathers death he deposited money and other things worth millions of dollars in a security company in Abidjan {usd4.8m}.I want you to receive this money and use to open a small scale company that will be into manufacturing of ceramic things or any other profitable venture.
though this money will be too small to open a company but we start from there since you have the experience and technical knowhow to cordinate other workers.I will stop till i hear from you concerning this transaction.i will need your personal phone number for easy communication.
Bye and don't mind my English language please.
Regards,
A. Dennis.

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