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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: "AHMED HASSAN" <ahhmed_ci@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ahhmed_ci@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 01:33:21 +0000
Subject: FROM AHMED HASSAN

FROM:AHMED HASSAN
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE,
WEST AFRICA.

Dearest One,

I got your contact address on my desperate search for a reliable
person/company for partnership investments overseas,I am also believing
that you will not expose or betray the trust and confidence I am about to
establish with you. I have decided to contact you with greatest delight
and personal respect.

Well, I am Ahmed Hassan,son to Dr.Ibrahim Hassan late former Director of
finance Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation.

Few days before the death my father, he confided in me and ordered me to
go to his underground safe and move out immediately, with a Deposit
Agreement and Cash Receipt he made with a BANK in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire
where he deposited USD$ 22 million dollars cash(TWENTY TWO MILLION
DOLLARS).This money was made from the sells of Gold and Diamond by my
father and he have already decided to use this money for future investment
of the family.

Thereafter, I rushed down to Abidjan with these two documents and
confirmed the deposit of the fund by my father. Also, I have been granted
political stay as a Refugee by the Government of Cote d'Ivoire.

Meanwhile, my father have instructed me to look for a trusted foreigner
who can assist me to move out this money from Cote d'Ivoire immediately
for investment.

Based on this,I solicit for your assistance to transfer this fund into
your Account, but I will demand for the following requirement:

(1) Could you provide for me a safe Bank Account where this fund will be
transferred to in your country or another nearby country where taxation
will not take great toll on the money?

(2) Could you be able to introduce me to a profitable business venture
that would not require much technical expertise in your country where part
of this fund will be invested ?

Please, all these requirements are urgently needed as it will enable me to
establish a stronger business relationship with you hence I will like you
to be the general overseer of the investment there after.

I am trusthing you and I will please want you to handle this transaction
based on the trust I have established on you.

For your assistance in this transaction, I have decided to offer you 15%
percent commission of the total amount at the end of this business. The
security of this business is very important to me and as such,I would like
you to keep this business very confidential.If you are willing to assist
me.

Please kindly reply me immediately. I shall expect your urgent response.


thanks.

Regards,

Ahmed Hassan

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