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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: young_abbas1970@terra.com.mx
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 14:12:49 +0000
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE.

URGENT ASSISTANCE.
MR.YOUNG ABBAS
TEL+22507559583
ABIDJAN REPUBLIC OF COTE DIVOIRE WEST AFRICA

DEAR SIR

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business
relationship with you, I got your name and contact from your country directry,

please i need a reputable and trust-worthy person that can help me to
transfer this money I am MR YOUNG ABBAS, the only son of late Mr.and
Mrs.CYPRAIN ABBAS, my father was a very wealthy Gold Merchant in
Monrovia the Gold Capital of Liberia, my father was poisoned to death
by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip,
My mother died when i am little and since then my father took me so
special Before the death of my father on November 2003 in a private
hospital in ABIDJAN REPUBLIC OF COTE DIVOIRE He secretly called me to his

bedside and told me that he has the sum of US$27 Millon Dollars (TWENTY

SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS )which he deposited with a bank in cote divoire He

also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was
poisoned by his business associates, please i want you to assure me that

when the funds reaches your account i will not be denied of my
share of the total money .
1. to stand as the beneficiary of this funds since I am only 20 years
2.To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my

education and to secure Residence permit in your county for me.
3.To assit me transfer the money from the bank of cote divoire to your
account in your country as my late father foriegn partner and the
beneficiary of this money do not be afraid of anything because i have all

the vital documents that proved the deposit of the money in the bank and

the origin of the money.
Moreover, i am willing to offer you 30% of the total sum as
compensation for your effort input after the successful transfer of
this
fund into your nominated account , I believe thatthis transfer
will be concluded within three days(3 working days.
as soon as you contact the bank were the money is deposited
i assure you there is no risk involve the transfer of this money is
100% risk free because the money is an inheritance from my late father
your roll is to act as the beneficiary of the money and it will easy the

transfer of the total money to your account
Thanks and God bless you.
Best Regards,
MR YOUNG ABBAS



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