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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: princeharo@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 15:36:21 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Let=27s=20Work=20Together?=

FROM:Prince Haroun Hanis
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE
Tel:+22507597323

Dear friend,

I know my message will come to you as a surprise and as a total stranger
who decided to have trust and confidence in you by trusting his life into
your hands. Dont worry I was totally convinced to write you in reference
of the transfer of US$10,000,000,00 Million to your Bank Account for onward
investment in your country.

I am Prince Haroun Hanis the son of the former chief of defence-staff Late
GENERAL Asumane Hanis of Guinea Bissau.

My father was killed following his role as an opposition leader against
the past government of Guinea Bissau .

Following this political crisis, I was forced to leave our country to Abidjan
the capital city of Cote D'Ivoire for my life sake.

It is here in Abidjan he deposited this said money in one of the Banks In
this country. I got to know about this information and as well able to recover
all the relevant documents regards to this deposits which he kept with our
grand mother.

If you are thus and truly disposed to assist me in transferring of this
fund kindly write me back immediately for more details.


Further details will be made known to you about the lifting of this fund
legally to your Bank Account on the confirmation of your interest to move
on with this transation .As you can understand the condition of the world
today,So I will like you to keep the confidentiality of this transaction
if you are ready and really want to work with me on thistransaction.Again
be informed on no account should you involve any third party if not when
both agree to do that. Call me telephone number 0022507597323 for more detail.

Thanks you for your maximum co-operation.

Yours Sincerely,

Prince Haroun



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