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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: konate_j@terra.com.mx
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 19:06:12 +0000
Subject: From Konate and sister

REFUGEE CAMP YAMUSSOUKRO.
FROM: Jacque and Sister

Dear Sir/Mm,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship
with you.

I know you might be surprised on recieving this mail due to we have not
met before. By brief introduction , I am Jacque Konate a citizen of Cote
D'Ivoire and the senior Son of late Mr. and Mrs. Konate Jerom. My late parents
was killed by the rebels in my home town Bouake the second Economic Capital
of Cote D'Ivoire during the recent political Crisis of 19th september 2002.

My parents was a wealthy Cocoa Merchant before they met their suden death.
Before their death in a private hospital , my father secretly disclosed
to me of the total sum of US$9.5 million dollars he deposited in one of
the well known bank here in Abidjan-Cote d Ivoire on behalf of his foriegn
business partner for onward transfer to his foriegn partner overseas account.
My father also told me his intension to invest this money in Allocation
of oil business with companies in countries like Saudi Arabia,Libya,
Kuwait, United Arab Emirate,Iran and Oman.

Dear, I am honourably seeking your assistance to stand as our Next of Kin
and foreign partner of our late father and to act as guardian of the money
to provide a bank account for the transfer of the sum US$9.5 million dollars.
We have choosen you to assist us invest the money in oil business in any
of this countries or where ever you feel will be the best place.

I will also like you to make arrangement for me and my sister to further
our Education in your country. We have decided to offer you 18% of the total
sum as compensation after the transfer is made into your account and you
will serve as guardian to the company that you will establish for us. Please
get back to us through the above email address to enable us send you the
deposit documents of the money for you to contact the bank for the transfer
of the money into your account.

Finally ,we are lying helplessly in the refugee camp Yamussoukro-Cote D'Ivoire.
We need your urgent attention to transfer this money to your account overseas
and our coming to your country for stay.

Rebels has occupied our town Bouake and were in position of our late parents
properties we have no other home until this money is transferred into your
account.

Expecting to hear from you.

Jacque and Sister .

NB: Please send your reply to konate_j@yahoo.fr for security reasons.




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