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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: anna cronne <annacronne@zwallet.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 05:13:38 -0500
Subject: FROM MRS ANNA CRONNE

Dear Friend



I use this opportunity to solicit for your support. I am Mrs ANNA CRONE Ivorien widow with an only son kelvin.My husband was the chief security officer to the ousted President Henry BEDIE of Cote d'voire.During the over throw of 24th December 1999, my husband was among the people that were killed by the military Because of his faith. Since after his death, I ran away with my only son, I do hereby wish to ask for your assistance in urgent business transaction that requires absolute honesty and secrecy. Although I did not in any way disclose to my friend the details of this my proposal due to confidential nature of this transaction.By virtue of my husband's position. The former President(BEDIE)gave him US 12.000.000.00 Dollars(Twelve million US dollars) cash in US100.00 dollars bill stacked in a box when he got information that the military were planning to over throw him. Immediately my husband was confirmed dead, I made away with this box with my only son so that we can not !
be reached by

Mr BEDIE. I have really been waiting for a more suitable time and opportunity to contact you concerning this transaction. Right now, the money is in a safe place, I deposited it with a security company for safe keeping. I am using this opportunity to seek for your assistance to move this money to your country, to be invested on behalf of my only son. For this business to be concluded immediately, all you need to do is to arrange to meet with me and my son where this box is been lodged, open an account i

n your name, pay in the whole money after clearing and transfering it to your chosen account. We can't do that on our own because we don't have account else where, moreover, we don't have any business to cover-up that is why we need your assistance. I am ready to offer you 30% of the total sum and give you the full power to manage the remaining 70% on behalf of my son. we are curently staying in a sister's house in LOME-TOGO.This money we deposited it in the best security company in SPAIN. Upon conclusion of arrangement, we shall forward to you the certificate of deposit, and the phone and fax number of the security company for confirmation immediately you recieve this e-mail message or contact my son Dehnis at this no (00228-922-06-02) Please I want you to assist me as quickly as possible

Your's truly

Mrs ANNA



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