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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: benson coker <benson_coker02@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 20:33:45 +0100 (BST)
Subject: From:Benson


Good Day Dear,

I deem it a respect and honour as well as priviledge to write you, on my deep conviction about you,after my deligent search for a honest and trustworthy someone,of which I have chosen you to assist me for the execution of this project that is at hand,with the belief that you will assist me. Since I have no person to turn to for assistance.

My name is Benson Coker,am 21yrs old,a native of Sierra-leone in West African region in the local districk of Konobo and am the only son of late Chief George Coker,my late father is the former director of Government Gold and Diamond Office(G.G.D.O) in the Republic of Sierra-leone,who was killed by the rebel of Foday Sankoh boys,who looted the government treasury and later sent it on fire after overthrowing the democratically elected government of President Tejan Kabba,who was later reinstalled,by the ECOMOG,the West African Peace keeping force.

Before his death,he told my mother about properties and wealth of cash sum of Sixteen million united states dollars he deposited in a prime bank in Abidjan,Ivory Coast a neigbouring Country to Sierra Leone,which he made me the next of kin.Consequently I,and my mother is in Abidjan, as the result of the War in our Country,where we are seeking refugee under United Nation High Commission for Refugees,waiting for the day for us to move this money our from here to our new base of ressetlement,where we will be safe and for the investment of this money.

My problem now is to look for a reliable person who will assist me to transfer this money out of Cote d'Ivoire because of the political crisis in this Country,which have divided this Country into two,with the rebels in north,which I and my mother is greatly afraid,because recently there is clash between the french troops and the government troops,which everybody is afraid of the forthcoming presidential election.

I have met the bank manager,and he is asking me for my guardian,in order to terminate the Fixed investement and release of the fund,as he agreed with the Bank Authority in the Agreement Bond, in case of sudden death.,which I need your assistance to present you to the bank as my guardian for the transfer of this money into your account, as I and my sick mother have made you our foreign partner.Please remember the confidentiality and urgency my mail required while I expect to hear from you.

Thanks and remain blessed.
Yours,
Benson coker.










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