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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"<desmondeyademaa@rediff.com>
Reply-To: <desmondeyademakudi@inmail.sk>
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 20:27:44 -1200
Subject: WAITING TO HEAR FROMYOU!!!

Dearly Beloved,


My greetings to you and your family,I am Desmond Eyadema 27 years old, son of the late president of Togo,a country in West Africa.Presently I and my mother are living in Ghana.


I write you this email in respect of my consignment box in New York,which my mother want you to assist us,by standing as our trustee ,to help us receive our consignment box containing $12.5 Million U.S.Dollars, that was deposited by my late father under a security company here in Ghana for I and my mother,presently the consignment is in New York and Mr. Johnson Ascot who was suppose to receive the box for us on our behalf is demanding 50% of the total Funds,which my mother did not agree on because that was not our initial agreement,for this reason my mother put a stop to the delivery to him,and decide to search for another trust worthy person.


We will give you 20% for the total fund involve for your assistance,because that was the agreement we have with our former beneficiary Mr.Johnson Ascot before he later changed is mind due to his greed,Please reply to this email with your name and phone direct number,so that we can proceed as soon as possible.


Stay blessed ,awaiting your response,my mum sends her regards.


Desmond Eyadema

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