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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: "phiri Davies" <daviesphiri@gmx.net>
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 17:01:17 +0100 (MET)
Subject: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL

Hello,
I am PRINCE DAVIES PHIRI the son of PRINCE OUPA SANKOH PHIRI, the
prince of the Old Kingdom of Lesotho. My great grandfather passed
kingship to the present KING LETSI III. My family however is still
part of the kings council of elders, an integral part of the Kings
administrative body in my
country.
Because of the civil war in my country that resulted from a military
coup attempt by the opposition party in 1998, my father was
commissioned as a member of clandestine delegates that convened in the
Republic of South Africa for peace talks. But when the negotiations
failed, my father
decided to reside in South Africa with the family until his untimely
death early this year.
Following the death of my father, the family has been divided against
itself every member of the family including my step mother and uncles
fighting to get a chunk of my father’s accumulated wealth. However,
before my father’s demise he left a certain amount of money in the
vault of a Security company based in South Africa with my name and the
other family members had no
knowledge of it.Because of security reasons, I can not invest this
money in South Africa
hence my intentions to relocate to your country. It is in view of this
that I decided to solicit for your assistance to scout for areas of
viable foreign investment in your country. If possible, I am willing
to go into joint venture business with you and your company. If
everything goes well, I will be willing to invest up to 15 million
United States dollars in the project.
Bear in mind that this transaction is time sensitive and must be
pursued immediately. Therefore your earliest response will be highly
appreciated. Contact me on the following confidential email:
daviesphiri@netscape.net
Thanks and best regards,
PRINCE DAVIES PHIRI

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