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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: "HENRIETTA HEN" <henriettahen89@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: henriettahen45@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 14:35:26 +0100
Subject: PLEASE HELP ME

Dear,

I am Miss Henrietta Hen, the only child of late
Mr IDOMA HEN of ivory coast.
My father before his death was the managing director
of HenIdoma holdings,west africa,limited .
I came to know of you in my search for a reliable and
reputable institution/person who can handle a very
strictly
and confidential transaction which involves a
reasonable
sum of money.
I need your urgent assistance to move the sum of
$4.5 million (four.five million American dollars) that
was kept in a security company in europe by my late
father , with my name Miss Henrietta Hen as the next
of kin
I have concluded to go into investment with it that
is why
i am soliciting for your help in removing the
fund from security company in Europe.
I need you to be my foreign partner in this project
so as to assist me in concluding all arrangements with
the company on how to move the fund to your account
for investments.
I can not travel to Europe now due to the fact that
my travelling documents was seized by my fathers
relatives because they are scrambling for his wealth
too.
I want to place the fund in a very good business in
your country under your care for 3 years for
investment purpose but our profit will be shared
annually,70%for me and 30% for you.
Be also informed that it is risk free as I have all
the original documents from the security company in
Europe.
Please note that it is vitally important that you
accord this business the utmost secrecy and
confidentiality it deserves.
As I look forward to your immediately
response. Please feel free to ask questions
if need be as they will be answered accordingly.
Best regards,
Henrietta Hen

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