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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: "Chris Apate" <c_apate@msn.com>
Reply-To: c_apate@sify.com
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 14:36:20 +0000
Subject: Urgent Assistance

Dear Friend,

I am barrister Chris Apate a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to
Mr. Victor Price, a national of your country, who used to work with Shell
Development Company in Lome (Republic of Togo). Herein after shall be
referred to as my client.

On the 21st of April 2003, my late client, his wife and their two children
were involved in a fatal car accident along sagbama express road, all
occupants of the vehicle burnt to ashes. Ever since then I have made several
enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives,
this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful
attempts, I decided to search for a relaible person over the Internet for an
assistance, hence I contacted you.

My Late client left a lot of money in a security deposit company here as
well as bought many other valuable properties worth millions of dollars. I
have contacted you to repatriate his huge cash deposit and properties before
they get confiscated or the security company declares the deposit
unserviceable. I have all documents to this deposit and copy of his last
will indicating all his properties; all I require is your assistance to
relocate especially his cash deposits with the security company.

Your soonest response is anticipated.

Thanks

Yours faithfully

Chris Apate (Esq.)

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