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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: "FROM.PRINCE.T.DEMBO" <prince_dembo@myway.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mrprince_dembo@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 19:02:05 +0400
Subject: FROM.PRINCE.T.DEMBO

Dear..
I am prince Dembo,Son of late General Antonio Dembo the former Vice
president
of UNITA rebels in Angola.My father was the Chairman of Angolan
Petroleum
Monitoring Committee (APMC) 1992 to 2002. Sadly, he died after an injury
sustained during the ambush on The UNITA rebel on 27th February 2002 where
the President of UNITA,Dr. Jonas Savimbi was killed.
As you might have known,
Petroleum is the major revenue source in Angola (Southern Africa).
My fathermade a lot of money through the job but could not invest the money
immediatelyto avoid problem by the military government. He was able to save the sum
of$12,000,000twelve Million United States Dollars). He deposited this sum with a
securityfirm in Dubai United Arab Emirte.
The documents used in these depositions,together
with the key of the safe,are with my mother.In my father's will, he instructed
that this money must be invested overseas with the help of a foreigner who
is reliable and trustworthy. So as to avoid problem by the federal government
of Angola, since he was a general in the warm torn Angola, and could not
have amassed such wealth legally. My mother and I have agreed to give 25%
of the total sum to you while 70% will be for us then, the remaining 3%
will be used to offset the bills incurred in the Course of the transfer
while 2% will be for charity.
The most important thing is to assist us to relocate
to your country to live.However you are advised to reply me immediately
and when I receive all your favorable reply you will be given all necessary
details and documents and also send me your phone and fax number for
easy communications.
Regards,
Prince T.Dembo

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