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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: mguei@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 04:14:59 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=20MIKE=20GUEI=2E?=

FROM MIKE GUEI

I AM MIKE GUEI, THE FIRST SON OF LATE ROBERT GUEI,
EX-MILITARY HEAD OF STATE OF IVORY COAST, WHO WAS MURDERED
ALONG WITH THE INTERIOR MINISTER ON THE 19TH OF SEPTEMBER
2002.

I CONTACTED YOU BECAUSE OF MY NEED TO DEAL WITH PERSONS
WHICH MY FAMILY AND I HAVE HAD NO PREVIOUS PERSONAL
RELATIONSHIP WITH. SINCE THE MURDER OF MY FATHER, I HAVE
BEEN SUBJECTED TO ALL SORTS OF HARRASMENT AND INTIMIDATION
WITH LOTS OF NEGATIVE REPORT EMANATING FROM THE GOVERNMENT
AND THE PRESS ABOUT MY FAMILY. THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT OF
LAURENT GBAGBO HAS ALSO ENSURED THAT OUR BANK ACCOUNT ARE
FROZEN AND ALL ASSETS SEIZED.

IT IS IN VIEW OF THIS, THAT I SEEK YOUR CORPORATION AND
ASSISTANCE IN THE TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF SEVENTY FIVE
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$75M) BEING THE VERY LAST
OF MY FAMILY FUND IN MY POSSESSION AND CONTROL. AFTER THE
MURDER OF MY FATHER, THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT SEIZED ALL OUR
PROPERTIES AND FROZE ALL OUR ACCOUNTS BOTH LOCAL AND
INTERNATIONAL.

MY ONLY HOPE NOW, IS THIS CASH MY FATHER CAREFULLY PACKAGED
AS ARTIFACTS WITH A SECURITY/FINANCE COMPANY IN COTONOU
BENIN REP. THIS SUM OF US$75M CAN EASILY BE WITHDRAWN OR
PAID TO A RECOMENDED BENEFICIARY. THE SECURITY COMPANY
BASED ON MY INSTRUCTION OR THAT OF MY LAWYER WILL RELEASE
THE FUNDS TO YOU WITHOUT ANY HITCH. YOU WILL BE PRESENTED
AS MY BUSINESS PARTNER WHO WILL BE FRONTING FOR ME IN
SUBSEQUENT VENTURES AND IN TRUTH YOU WILL BE FRONTING FOR
ME, IN THE AREAS OF BUSINESS YOU DEEM PROFITABLE AND
NECESSARY.

TO SHOW MY PREPAREDNESS AND APPRECIATION TO CONDUCT THIS
BUSINESS WITH YOU, I SHALL GIVE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY 25% OF
THE TOTAL FUNDS AND 5% FOR ALL EXPENSES INCURRED DURING
THIS TRANSACTION, WHILE THE REMAINING 70% WILL BE FOR MY
FAMILY AND ME AND THIS WILL BE USED FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE
IN YOUR COUNTRY UNDER YOUR MANAGEMENT.

PLEASE I NEED YOUR FULL SUPPORT AND COOPERATION FOR THE
SUCESS OF THIS VENTURE. I PLEAD WITH YOU TO TREAT THIS
VENTURE AS URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL. THIS IS A SENSITIVE
ISSUE, WHICH DEMAND HIGH DEGREE OF SECRECY. YOU SHOULD
PLEASE HAVE MY CURRENT POLITICAL STATUE IN MIND.ALSO
ENDEARVOUR TO FORWARD ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO MY E-MAIL
ADDRESS<mk_guei@yahoo.com>YOU CAN AS WELL CONTACT ME ON
THIS TELEPHONE NUMBER:+234-80-35014292.IF YOU PROVE
YOURSELF TO BE INTERESTED AND TRUSTWORTHY, THAT YOU WILL
NOT RUN AWAY WITH THE WHOLE FUND.

IT IS PERTINENT FOR ME TO MENTION THAT PRESENTLY, I AM IN
NIGERIA AS AN ASSYLUM SEEKER.

I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.

YOURS TRULY,

MIKE GUEI










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