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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: frankchesson1@terra.com.mx
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:53:11 +0200
Subject: In Total Good faith !!!

Bless you,

This is a proposal in context but actually an appeal soliciting for your
unreserved assistance in consummating an urgent transaction requiring maximum
confidence.

Though this approach appears desperate, I can assure you that whatever questions
you would need to ask or any other thing you will need to know regarding
this proposal will be adequately answered to give you a clearer understanding
of it, so as to arrive at a successful conclusion.

My name is Mr.Frank Chesson, the only son of General.Robert Doe chesson
of blessed memory, former Military Chief of The Republic of Liberia. My
father was recently jailed and later killed by the Government forces of
President Charles Taylor on trumped up charges of corruption, embezzlement,
and the mysterious charge of economy plunder which lead to his death.

The present government had forced my family out of Morovia to avoid
demonstration by my late father's supporters. I realized some reasonable
amount of money from various deals that my late father successfully executed,
during his regime as Army Chief of staff of Liberia. I have plans to invest
this money for my future investments on real estate and industrial production.

I have carefully moved out these funds (US$3.5 million), before my father
was killed to a Deposit Company (apex bank)here in Cote De Ivoire and due
to the present war going on here in this Country, i deem it fit to transfer
this money out of this place to your country, although the Government is
not aware of this transaction since i intend to transfer the money secretly.

From past experiences, many people I had regarded as close friends
has capitalize on my family's travail to run away with must of my money.
In order to avert this negative development, I now seek your permission
to front you to the bank as my foreign partner to able the bank carry out
the transfer immediately into your account.

I am writing because when I deposited the money in the bank, I told them
that it belonged to a foreign business partner and my present position (refugee)will
not allow me to claim the fund. Consequently, I will present you as the
owner of the funds in the bank so you can be able to claim them on my behalf.
This is simple. I will like you to provide me immediately with;

1. Your Full names
2. Contact address
3. Telephone and fax numbers respectively.
4. Your bank's name, address, telephone and fax numbers respectively.
5. Your account holder's name, account number and swift code if any.

Once I receive these information, I will present same to the bank so
that they could arrange for all necessary documents putting you in place
as the new beneficiary.

The money will then be released to your bank account for us to share
in the ratio of 75% for myself and 25% for you. There is no risk whatsoever
that is been involved in this transaction as all the paperwork for this
transaction will be done by a solicitor and this will guarantees the successful
execution of this transaction.

If you are interested, please reply immediately via my email address.
Upon your response, i shall forward further explanation that will help you
understand the transaction fully.

No doubt this proposal will make you apprehensive, please i employ you
to observe utmost confidentiality and rest assured that this transaction
would be most profitable for both of us because i shall require your assistance
to invest my share in your country (buying of properties like houses, hotels
etc).

This is why your urgent action and response is of priority to enable
us concluding this transaction in a timely and professional manner.

Thanks and regards.
Mr.Frank chesson



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