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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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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • queen_william@cieux.zzn.com

Fraud email example:

From: QUEEN WILLIAMS <info_togo_1@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 18:50:31 +0200
Subject: PLEASE BE MY FRIEND THROUGH THIS....


Greetings from queen,

I got your contact from our country's chamber of commerce through web search. I am Miss Queen Gnassingbe, the daughter of the late Togolese president (Mr. Gnassingbe Eyadema), who died of heart attack on the 5th of febuarary 2005 on a good Saturday.
After his death, my elder brother(Mr.Faure Gnassingbe),was quickly acknowledged as the new president of my country, and till date there are still outstanding problems and on steady decisions it really look like he is going to discontinue as the leader of my country. Due to this effect, i wish to move some funds lodged in by my late father before his death in an account in Europe to your country for a private investments abroad.

I am seeking for your trust to assist me move this funds into your country for private investments now, and i am assured in me that you are a trustworthy person that can not only assist me get the funds into your country alone, but also keep it safe for me until i come over to your country and we shall make proper arrangements for good investments together. I shall thank you after this funds has gotten into your country through your
assistance.

Please respond to my personal Email address: queen_william@cieux.zzn.com, if you do accept, But i will be deeply disappointed, if you do not accept but then would respect your decision.

Best regards.

Miss Queen Williams Gnassingbe Eyadema.

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