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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: "ABDOUL" <abdoulraza06@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: abdoulraza06@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 10:41:16 +0000
Subject: From Abdoul

I got your contact as a businessman dealing on mineral resources. I was the cleaner to my late mother's sister the wife of the Late President Eyedema of TOGO
My name is OURO BANG-NA TCHAGAO ABDOUL RAZAKOU I was born on the 31st december 1985 in Togo. Madam Eyedema is my late mother's relation and I was brought to her when I was 11 years old after the death of my father and mother.
I was living peacefully with her until after the death of Papa Eyedema. Things became too hard for me and I had to take the risk of taking the money which the son who is the present president of Togo want her to take to paris for him.The total amount of the money is $9.5 million USD

This money is under my control now as I have planned to ship it to Guinea with other of my property. I just took the trunk box of money the same way that the bank manager brought it to mama's house that evening. The keys are with me and I have seen the money with my eyes. I will like you to plan as soon as possible to meet with me in Guinea Conakry West Africa where I am sure I can bring this money out through your help and we shall use this money to buy gold and diamond and ship to your country.

I will like you to know that you are the only person apart from my grand mother who knows about this money. She is 78 years old and she was arrested on the 2nd of Novermber2005 in regards to this money. I am trusting you for the perfect completion of this transaction and for my relocation to your country.

I will be happy if you can just send to me a reply as soon as possible and also plan to come to meet with me in Guinea. I am looking forward to hear from you and for more details on this matter.

I look forward to hear from you

Abdoul

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