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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: "ELISABETH KONAN" <konan_e2@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 07:05:53 +0000
Subject: Your Response Please

Dear Sir/Madam
I am Miss Elisabeth KONAN from Ivory Coast.
Please I do not know if you have the possibility to handle this transaction because I have
some certain things to put in order in which your support would be required in the
sense that my late parents have deposited (2.300.000,00 USD) Two Million,Three Hundred Thousand
Dollars in a bank account here in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire I need your urgent assistance
to assimilate this money in your bank account so that you can help me invest this fund.

I do intend to offer you 20% of the total sum when this fund has finally reached your account
Kindly reply me through my email address for further explanations.
Thanks and God bless you
Regards
Miss Elisabeth KONAN

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