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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: d_ake@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 15:29:42 +0000
Subject: David Ake

MR. DAVID AKE,
ABIDJAN COTE D`IVOIRE.
EMAIL : davemath_ake@yahoo.co.uk

Dear Friend,
Compliment of the day, I am David Ake, the son of George Ake.
I will not be surprise for any reaction you will give to this mail, I am
very much aware of the likes of the mails of this nature. I must let you
know that I did go through a search before I chose to come to you.

I am residing at Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire where my late father operated
on cocoa business before he met his death. My mother died when I was barely
three years. I was left with my younger sister.

As odd as it may be to the situation of things today, I wish to
bring to your notice an inheritance we inherited from our late father, this
is to the tune of Seven million US dollars. This fortune is stored in a
trunk box and was deposited by my late father in a private security firm
as a personal effects at Europe, since the 15th
June 2002. Please, I will like to bring to your notice, the situations that
warrants that we must live this country as soon as possible. You can view
www.radiojam.ci or www.presidence.ci. Please for God sake, help us to live
this country.

I came to you for a purpose of investing this money anywhere in
the world that will be conducive for us. I need You to help me to retrieve
this box from the security company at Europe. Details will be discussed
in due course.

I obliged you to subject this request to any scrutiny that will respect
our personalities, I am looking forward to receiving your reply soon. Thanks
for your anticipated co-operation.

Best regards,

David Ake.




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