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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: Cythia Scott <cythiascott_04@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: cythia_scott@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:44:32 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: GOOD DAY TO YOU


Dear  Friend ,


Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into a relationship with you, I got your contact from a foreign search book in my earnest search  for a reliable and God's fearing person whom I can entrust,not only that,but to have you as a good friend.When I got your email I was motivated to go down on my kness and prayed over it,later I was convinced by my instict to mail you.
 
 I am MISS Cythia SCOTT the only daughter of chief and MRS ANITA JOHNSON SCOTT, my father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant based in Lome, The economic capital of Togo before he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outing to discuss on a business trip.
 
When our mother died on the 21st october 1985,My father took me so special  because I am the only child and motherless,Before the death of my father on 29th of march 2004 in a private hospital(CABINET MEDICAL PELAGIE) here in Lome, He secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has a sum of us$6.500,000 left in a suspence account in a bank here in lome,That he used my name as the next of kin in deposit of the fund.
 
He also explain to me That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose especial in the area of real estate management.
 
I have already since contacted this bank with regards to this deposit in my name and my intending plan to retransfer the money abroad for investment. The bank managment made me to understand that the transfer can be done oline upon my request. 
 
Dear,I am honourablly seeking your assistance in the following ways
 
(.1)To  help me to transfer this fund from the  bank here to your account in your country
  
(2.)To serve as guardian of this fund since I am a  girl of 22 years,
 
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education.
 
Moreover,I am willing to offer you a handsome percentage of the total said amount, but I don't have to run into conclusion without our agreement.I think you have to mail.Furthermore,I will be sending to you my Pictures and the contact of the bank were the money was deposited by my Late Father.
 
You can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded hear from you soonest.
 
 
Thanks and God bless you.
 
Best Regards.
 
Cythia Scott

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