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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: bettglory@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 23:09:18 +0100
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS

FROM: MISS GLORY BETIOT. Abidjan - Cote dIvoire. Contact.
ATTN

i am a Young girl of 22 years old , by name Miss GLORY BETIOT the Daughter
of late of Dr FESTUS H. BETIOT. From LUANDA ANGOLA, one time by political
appointment Director of International Affaires Department of ANGOLA PETROL
ANDNATURAL GAS who died on a board meeting with the International Oil Gulf
Representatives, in September 11th 2001 at the World Trade Center in New
York City USA. Sorry I do not know whom you are in person, I feel strong
to
write you concering my present predicament at stake now. I was an under
graduate student of 2rd year, studyingChemical Engineering At University
in
LUANDA ANGOLA, before the date of the urgly incident occurred last year.
Although I lost my mother when she was putting to birth my younger brother
who leter died in the hospital wi th my mother fourtheen years ago in London
United Kindom. Presently I am in Abidjan Cote dIvoire,where I am looking
or
seeking for someone who will assist me in transfering the sum of money my
father left in a suspended account of a Bank here in Abidjan. The amount
is
Eight Million US Dollars ($ 8,000.000.00). However since, I am his next
of
kin , I have contacted you to stand as my Late fathers foreign parter to
receive thismoney into your account after which I will join you there.
l am willing to offer you 5% of the total sum of amount, to you for
assistancing me and you will handle the investment until l finished up my
education, and any expenses you made in this transaction must be minus
including your percentage before investing the money. In addition I humbly
solicit for you kindly assistance to help me in investing this money into
a
good and profitable business, really my in tenssion for contacting you is
not only to help me in ta nsfering this fund out of Africa but also to help
me to invest the the money into a business that give at least 100% profit
in
two years and nice school where l will finish up my education. I am assuring
you that this transaction is hitch free and risky-free, Please understand
my
condition and get to me as soon as possible and please I urge you to keep
this transaction confidential for my secuirty and the security of the money.
I will be waiting to hearing from you soonest, May God bless you.Alternative
With Best Regards.
Miss Glory Betiot





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