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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: "honabu sadiq" <honabusadiq@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: honabusadiq@jmail.co.za
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 23:36:03 +0000
Subject: GOLD TRANSACTION

Attn.SIR,

I AM THE FIRST SON OF THE EMBATTLED GOVERNOR OF THE OIL RICH STATE OF MY
COUNTRY GOVERNOR DEPREYE ALAMIEYESEIGHA.

MY FATHER WAS ARRESTED IN LONDON WITH HUGE SUM OF MONEY IN HIS
POSSESSION,WHICH LED TO HIS PROBLEM WITH THE HOME GOVERNMENT IN MY
COUNTRY,BRINGING ABOUT THE FREEZING OF HIS ACCOUNT.
BUT MY FATHER KEPT FOR US GOLD BARS TREASURE OF 350KG WORTH.
KEPT IN THE CUSTODY OF A SECURITY FIRM IN GHANA.

THE GOLD BARS ARE OF HIGH QUALITY,24CARATS AND 99.5% PURITY.
THE PROBLEM OF MY FATHER HAS CAUSED SO MUCH HARDSHIP TO THE ENTIRE FAMILY
AND WE ARE SUPPOSED TO REDEEM THE GOLD TREASURE FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY IN
OTHER TO CONTINUE OUR LIVES BUT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO PAY AN INSURRANCE ANNUITY
REDEMPTION FEE,BEFORE CLAIMING THE GOLD TREASURE.

AND WE ONLY HAVE TO PAY 1% OF THE TOTAL GOLD VALUE.
PLEASE I DO HEREBY SOLICIT FOR YOUR HELP TO ENABLE US REDEEM OUR GOLD
TREASURE.

I AM PREPARED TO GO INTO PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU BY ALLOCATING 40% OF THE GOLD
WORTH TO YOU,IF YOU SHOULD ASSIST ME TO REDEEM THE TREASURE FROM THE FIRM.

IF THIS OFFER IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU,PLEASE REPLY ME AND INDICATE YOUR
TELEPHONE NUMBER SO THAT I CAN INFORM THE SECURITY THAT YOU HAVE BEEN IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH MY FATHER.
AND I WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE DOCUMENTS OF MANDATE FROM NOTARY PUBLIC FOR
CLAIMS AND REDEMTION OF THE TREASURY.

PLEASE, FOR CORRESPONDENCE REPLY TO:mrdepre.omini@email2me.net

TELEPHONE NUMBER +234-1-476-82-35

THANKS,
MY REGARDS.
KINGSLEY DEPRE ALAMIEYESEIGHA.

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