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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: "asiedu kouassi georges" <a2csa@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 21:27:55 +0100
Subject: REQUEST RESERVATION

Hello,
I am Mr. Asiedu Kouassi George of the Ivory Coast.
I would like to carry out a reservation of one table for 5 people for diner of the 05/12/2005 to the 10/12/2005.

I come with my associates for a seminar in your country.
I would like to know if you have availability, in the contrary case made me starts from your availabilities.

Also I would like you ask for a service, If you can on my credit card charged the sum with 1000$ or euros including that of the reservation.
Because I would like that you send the 1000$ or euro to me by WESTERN UNION to be able paid our plane tickets.
Currently, our country is attacked by the rebels and all the banks and automatic teller machines are closed until new order. For that I do not have money on me to pay the tickets.
Thus I would like that you also charge on my credit card the sum of 1000dollars or euros, for me to send it by WESTERN UNION.

For this service returned your commission will be 500$ or euros.

Because without that we cannot make the travel and to come in your restaurant.
If you are laid out has to make this service to us, please answer us and we will carry out the reservation of the rooms.

Please believe in our sincerity the most distinguished.

You can contact me by tel: 00225 06485209 or email: a2csa@yahoo.com

I wait to read you as fast as possible.

Mr. asiedu kouassi George




Bonjour,

Je suis Mr Asiedu Kouassi Georges de la Cote d'Ivoire.
Je voudrais effectuer une reservation de 10 repas pour 10 personnes à diner du 05/12/2005 au 10/12/2005.

Je viens avec mes associés pour un seminaire dans votre pays.
Je voudrais savoir si vous avez de la disponibilité, dans le cas contraire faites moi part de vos disponibilités.

Aussi je voudrais vous demandez un service, Si vous pouvez sur ma carte de credit effectuer un retrait, la somme de 1000$ ou euros y compris celle de la reservation.
Car je voudrais que vous m'envoyez les 1000$ ou euro par WESTERN UNION pour pouvoir payé nos billets d'avion.
Actuellement, notre pays est attaqué par les rebelles et toutes les banques et guichets automatiques sont fermées jusqu'à nouvel ordre. Pour cela j'ai pas d'argent sur moi pour payer les billets.
Donc je voudrais que vous débitez aussi sur ma carte de credit la somme de 1000 dollars ou euros, pour me l'envoyer par WESTERN UNION.

Pour ce service rendu votre commission sera de 500$ ou euros.

Car sans ça nous ne pouvons pas efectuer le voyage et venir dans votre restaurant
Si vous êtes disposé a nous rendre ce service, veuillez nous repondre et nous effectuerons la réservation des chambres.

Veuillez croire à notre sincérité les plus distingués.

Vous pouvez me joindre par tel: 00225 06485209 ou par email: a2csa@yahoo.com

J'attends de vous lire au plus vite.

Mr asiedu kouassi georges


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