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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: ahhmedhassan@tiscali.it
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 16:59:57 +0000
Subject: AHMED HASSAN

AHMED HASSAN
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE,
WEST AFRICA.
PHONE:0022507623467.

Dearest One,


I got your contact address on my desperate search for a reliable person/company
for partnership investments overseas. By introduction, I am AHMED HASSAN,
Sierra Leoneanian and son of late DR IBRAHIM HASSAN .Before the death of
my father, he disclosed to me about the total sum of $22 million US dollars
he deposited under a suspense account with a bank in Abidjan Cote d Ivoire.

This fund represent the huge Sales of Gold and Diamond he diverted while
in office as the director general for Gold and Diamond Mining Co-Operation
in SierraLeone .For security reason according to my late father, he made
an agreement with the bank that his partner/beneficiary will come forward
to submit his banking details for onward transfer of the fund to his account.

DR IBRAHIM HASSAN , my late father advice me in case if he dies that I should
look for a foreigner who will stand as the beneficiary of the fund so that
the fund will be transfer to his/her account for partnership investment.Right
now, I am in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, transferring this fund to a trustworthy
account.

Meanwhile, I am writing to know if you can stand as the eneficiary of the
fund and to also provide me your banking details so that I will submit it
to the bank for transfer of the fund for partnership investment you will
introduce in your country. Note that after the transfer is made to your
account,you will then withdraw some money and send to us in
order for me and my sister to secure the necessary documents to enable us
come over to meet you for the investment.

On confirmation of your interest to assist us,the certificate of deposit
with the lodgement receipt of the fund which was issued to my late father
by the bank on the day he deposited the fund will be forward to you for
your confirmation. 10% of the total sum will be offered to you for your
assistance, while 5% will be set aside for any expenses that
might arise during the transfer.

Indicate your interest as soon as you received this mail, and note that
this transaction need to be confidential.You can call me on the above number
for more details.

Best regards

YOURS SINCERELY,
AHMED HASSAN


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