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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: "Desmond Eyadema" <despede131@gmail.com>
Reply-To: destex1@volny.cz
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:00:02 -0700
Subject: WE ARE IN A TIGHT SITUATION.


Dearly Beloved,

My Greetings to you and your family,My name is Desmond Eyadema and i am 26
years old,I am the son of the late president of Togo,a country in West
Africa.Presently i and my mother are living in Ghana for reasons best known
to us.

I write you this email in respect of my consignment box in NEW YORK, which I
and my mother want you to assist us,by standing as our trustee ,to help us
receive this consignment on our behalf.The box (Consignment ) contains $12.5
Million U.S.Dollars, that was deposited by my late father under Ghana High
Commission for I and my mother,Mr. Johnson Ascot who was suppose to receive
this consignment in NEW YORK, began to demand for 50% which I and my mother
did not agree on for any reason,that was why we have to stop the delivery to
him, and search for another Beneficiary who can help us on this.

I will give you 20% from the total fund involve for your assistance,because
that was the former agreement we have with our former beneficiary Mr.
Johnson Ascot before he later changed is mind due to his greed.If you are
willing to help us, kindly reply us so with your names and phone numbers,so
that we can proceed immediately because of the time limits.Thanks..

Yours Sincerely

Desmond Eyadema

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