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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: "dennis ukar" <dukar04@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dukar01@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 21:48:14 -0800
Subject: YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED

Dear Sir

I hope that this letter will not constitute a sort of embarrasement to
you.Please bear with me let me introduce myself,I am Mr Dennis Ukar one of
the favored Aides of the deceased President of Togo (Late Gnassingbé
Eyadéma) During his reign in office, I was very loyal to him but disloyal to
his son (Faure Gnassingbe) who is now ruling in Togo, due to the problem
between i and Faure, I have to escape from Togo to a neighboring Country
(Ghana) were I presently live now.

I will also like to inform you that due to the trust Gnassingbé Eyadéma have
on me, he entrusted some of his valuables, including access to his secret
foreign account to me as a trusted aide.

The Son of Gnassingbé Eyadéma is now in the process to relief the valuables
from my custody, Please all I need now is to use you to transfer some of
the money which is in my custody in to your account for safe keeping, for
now I am willing to transfer the sum of ($10,000 000 .00) Ten Million
Dollars. The transfer will be on gradual process to avoid suspicion.

Please if you are willing to assist me, I will like you to be sincere and
transparent in this transaction, your percentage will be discussed later as
the transaction progresses. Please once again, I am only soliciting for your
assistance; I will like you to send to me your
telephone Including your fax numbers to ease communication.

Thanks.
And God Bless You.
Dennis Ukar

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