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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: lydiadaniel@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 01:41:08 +0100
Subject: PLS GET BACK TO ME

FROM MRS LYDIA DANEIL/SON
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC.
lydia_danile@yahoo.com.mx

DEAR friend

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WRITE TO YOU AFTER MY MUCH
CONSIDERATION, l AM MRS LYDIA DANIEL THE WIFE OF LATE
MR EDWORD DANIEL FROM COTONOU IN REPUBLIC OF BENIN. I
AM 48 YEARS OF AGE, MY HUSBAND OWNS A LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY OF COCOA AND GOLD IN COTONOU BENIN
REPUBLIC MY COUNTRY.

AFTER HIS TRIP TO ABIDJAN COTE D'IVIORE TO NEGOTIATEON
A COCOA AND GOLD BUSINESS HE WANTED TO INVEST IN
ABIDJAN . ONE WEEK HE CAME BACK FROM HIS TRIP TO
ABIDJAN HE HAD A MOTOR ACCIDENT WITH MY DOURTHER WHICH
MY DOURTHER DIED INSTANTLY BUT MY HUSBAND DIED AFTER
FIVE DAYS IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL IN MY COUNTRY .
IT WAS LIKE MY HUSBAND KNEW HE WAS GOING TO DIE MAY
HIS GENTLE SOUL REST IN PREFECT PEACE . HE DISCLOSED
TO ME AND ME AND FIRST SON THAT HE DEPOSITED THE SUM
OF ($ 35,000,000) THIRTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS INTO PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY IN COTONOU, THAT
THE MONEY WAS MEANT FOR HIS COCOA AND GOLD BUSINESS HE
WANTED
TO ESTABLISH IN ABIDJAN .
MY HUSBAND HANDED ME THE DOCUMENTS COVERING THE
LODGMENT AND INSTRUCTED ME AND MY ONLY SON TO SEEK FOR

A RELIABLE AND TRUST WORTHY BUSINESS PARTNER FOR OUR
LIFE TIME INVESTMENT, THAT IS WHY I DECIDED TO CONTACT
YOU , NOW I HAVE SUCCEEDED IN LOCATING THE SECURITY
COMPANY HERE IN COTONOU AND I HAVE TOLD THEM OUR PLAN
TO LOOK FOR A FOREIGEN PARTNER WHO WILL ASSIST US TO
LIFT THE CONSIGNMENT BECAUSE MY HUSBAND DEPOSITED IT
AS FAMILY VALUABLES.SO FOR NOW THE SECURITY COMPANY
DID NOT KNOW THE REAL CONENTS OF THE
BOXES.

NOW I AM SOLICITING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO HELP US
PROVIDE AN ACCOUNT FACILITY WHERE WE CAN TRANSFER THE
MONEY INTO SO THAT WE CAN INVEST IT IN ANY LUCRATIVE
BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY BECAUSE THIS IS MY ONLY HOPE
IN LIFE .

I AND MY SON HAVE PROMISED TO GRATIFY YOU WITH 10% OF
THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE . I AM WAITING
ANXIOUSLY TO HEAR FROM YOU OR YOU CAN CALL ME
IMMEDIATELY SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS THE MODALITIES
OFTHIS TRANSACTION. YOU CAN CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY FOR
MORE DISCUSSION .

THANKS FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
HEAR FROM YOU SOON .
YOURS SINCERELY

MRS LYDIA DANIEL/SON.

lydia_danile@yahoo.com.mx


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