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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: matta zepu <mattazepu33b@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <matta_zepu@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 20:17:21 +0100
Subject: Thanks for your reply



Thanks for your replyDear I thank you sincerely for this opportuntiy given to me to express myselfto you. Now to tell you more about me, I am master MATTA ZEPU. I am 19 yrs old. I am the only surviving son of my late father Mr Lamine who is a well know Gold and Diamond producer in my sierra loane in west Africa. He was poisoned by his immediate brothers who where jealous of his wealth by a food poison which also claimed the life of my mother and two sisters who died as a result of eating the food together with him without knowing that it was poisoned. Presently I am the next target because my father’s wealth and i am i a hididng place as i am writing to you now for my security. Although he revealed me part of his wealth before his death. I discovered from his secret file that he had deposited an amount of money ($12.5mUSD) with a BANK. This money he got from the sales of the Gold and Diamond business which he also made with some of his associates from India and America and Europe.Unfortunately, since after his death almost all his partners have never called nor try to know about my ware fare but rather they made away with all the money he had made with them. So this money is the only thing that I can have for myself and I need someone to assist me to get this money out from the BANK and transfered to your account on trust and you will assit me to invest in your country and start my education there. This is why I contacted you and I believe that you will assist me for this and we will discuss about your own percentage as soon as I hear from you.I will be waiting for your response message and I will give you more details as regards to the money and everything to assist you get the money out from the BANK for me.I will like you to confirm to me your full contact details and phone numbers for easy communication. As soon as I hear from you, I will give you more in formations. Thanks you very much for your understanding. Master MATTA ZEPU
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