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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: mrs_bekee3000@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 19:30:26 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Proverbs=2019=20=3B=2017?=

FROM: Mrs. Bekee Chile
324 RUE MEWAY, TRES VILLE
COTE D'IVOIRE.

Dear ,

I know you will be surprised to read from me,but please consider this letter
as a request from a family in dare need of assistance,I had to wait untill
now to summon up courage to write to you. I got your address from our Christians
union office when searching for medical assistance for my son's Health problems.Firstly,
I must introduce myself, I am Mrs. bekee chile from Cote D'ivoire.
I am the wife of late Brigadier Badou Nsakka Chile . My husband was a Brigadier
incharge of ammunitions procurement in the Cote D'ivoire army. In his "Will",
he specifically drew my attention to one trunk box containing US$10 Million
which he deposited in a financial firm in Europe as a treasure box.
Fully documented in our first son's name (Mr. Kenneth Nsakka Chile) as the
next of kin to the deposit . INFACT MY HUSBAND SAID AND I QUOTE:
"My beloved son, I wish to draw your attention to a trunk box containing
US$10 million( Ten Million United States Dollars) I deposited in a Security
Company in Europe . In case of my absence on earth as a result of death
only, you should solicit for this inheritance for investment purposes to
keep the entire family alife ."
From the above statement , you will understand that the lives and future
of my family depend on this inheritance, as such I will be grateful if you
can assist me and my son who are now in Lome, as asylum seekers coupled
with the fact that the financial laws and regulations of the country does
not permit an asylum seeker the authority to operate .
In view of this, I intend to invest these funds in your country , hence
I have contacted you. As soon as you indicate your mutual interest to be
favourably engaged , we shall then negotiate on the percentage of the fund
that will be allowed to you for your efforts and coperation .
Finally, modalities on how the transaction will be done will be conveyed
to you once we have established trust and confidence between ourselves.
Please treat this matter as very urgent,
I await for your urgent response.God bless you.
Please get in touch with me through this e-mail-mrs_bekee_chile3@email.com
Sincerely yours.
Mrs. Bekee Nsakka Chile.



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