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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: felicia nkwaze <mrs_feliciankwaze1@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 20:12:46 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Your Assistance Needed Plesae ::


Dear ,

I am Mrs.Felicia Nkwaze,Ivorien widow with an only son Fortune. My husband was the chief security officer to the ousted President Henry BEDIE of Coted'voire.During the over throw of 24th December 1999, my husband was among the people that were killed by the military.

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 20.000.000.00 Dollars(Twenty million US dollars) cash in US100.00 dollars bill stacked in a box when he got information that the militaries 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 in your name, pay in the whole money after clearing and transferring 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 needed 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. Contact my son Fortune where we are currently staying in a sister's house in Lome-Togo. This money we deposited it in the best security company here in Lome-Togo. 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.

PLease for the security of this transaction kindly send your reply to my alternative email address at: mrs_felicia@graffiti.net

Thanks and God bless you.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Felicia Nkwaze.




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