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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: prstenguessan@terra.com.mx
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 13:24:54 +0200
Subject: JUST FOR A HELP AND YOUR KIND CO-OPERATION

From: Prince Steven Nguessan & sister.
Abidjan,
Cote d'Ivoire.

Dear respectful,

Going by the fact that we have not met before, nor have a former contact
with you, permit us to inform you our desire of going into business relationship
with, which by virtue shall bring financial-upliftment, greatness and honour
to our respective families on its conclussion.

Purpose of contact:
Our parents, Chief & Mrs Thomas Nguessan (late) were very wealthy Gold/Ivory
marchants based in Abidjan, capital of Cote d'Ivoire. Recently, on their
return from a business trip in Bangkok to negotiate business deal, our parents
were attacked by some unknwon assasins, unfortunately our mother died instantly
while our father was taken to a specialist hospital where he died 6days
after. Before our father finally gave up ghost, he called me on his bed-side
as his only son and disclosed t! o me confidentially of this US$12.5M cash
deposit he made with one of the commercial banks here in Abidjan for onward
transfer abroad for our family investment. My father also told me that it
is because of this very huge sum that his business rivals & associates want
to kill him, thereby urged me with urgency to go to his personal underground
safe in our family villa to collect to my custody all the depository documents
of the fund, then quicly look for a ! trustworthy & God-fearing foreign
investor who shall not betray us, to help us transfer the fund overseas
for investment in any lucrative business of our choice for our future welfare.


Now, the funeral of our late parents is over and we have choosing you with
confidence to be our foreign business partner, to help us transfer the US$12.5M
to your personal /company bank account for investment in your country.

More importantly, I and my sister has agreed that 12.5% out of the total
amount will be your cash compensation while an addition of 5% will be added
incase of any expenses you may incure on the process.

Please, on your acceptance to help us, we will be very glad to hear from
you as soon as possible.

Thanks & God bless you.
Prince Steven & sister.

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