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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: Emily Doudou <emily_dou1@zwallet.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 05:47:01 -0400
Subject: DEAR BROUWER.

Dear Brouwer,



I am EMILY DOUDOU, from Bouake, Ivory Coast in west Africa. I got your esteemed contact in my search for an honest and trustwhorthy person who could handle this magnitude of an impending business transaction.



During the crises in my country my father MR EMILE BOGA DOUDOU was shot death in his house on the 19th of September 2002. Before his death he was the interior minister of Ivory Coast. I and my mother as the only surviving ones have taken refuge in the ne





arby country of the Republic of Ghana with documents covering the deposit of the sum of (US$12.5,000.000.) by my late father, in a holding company in Ghana. The money was put in a consignment for safekeeping and the consignment containing the funds decla





red as "African Arts and family treasure" to the management of the security company for security reasons.



At the moment, I and my mother are soliciting for your assistance to arrange a domicilary account in your name as my late father's partner to make way for the transfer and resettlement of this funds in a politically stable country for a viable investment





after we must have collected it from the security company.You will also be expected to provide us with information on investment opportunities in your country. We promise you for your assistance a reward of 25% of the above mentioned amount , while 5% w





ill be for contingencies. i.e. expenses that incured during the process of this transaction either locally or internationally.

However,to expedite actions you are required to reply through the above mail address for further informations.



Hoping to develop a very good business relationship with you.



Sincerely,



Emily Doudou.
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