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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: favour_c@terra.com.mx
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 02:48:16 +0100
Subject: From Mr Favour John

Good day,

It is my humble pleasure to write this letter irrespective of the fact
that you do not know me.

However, I came to know of you in my private search for a reliable and
trustworthy person that can handle a confidential transaction of this nature
in respect of this, I got your contact through a uprooted search on the
internet.Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any
one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well
at the end of the day.

I am Mr Favour john, son of late Mr John Larry of Sierra Leone who was
killed by the Sierra Leone's rebel forces on the 24th of December,1999 in
my country Sierra Leone. When he was still alive, he deposited the sum of
US$10,000,000.00 in one of the banks in Abidjan Cote d´Ivoire.


This money was made from the sale of Gold and Diamond by my father and he
havealready decided to use this money for future investment of the
family.Recently,I rushed down to Abidjan after being able to locate where
my late father kept the deposit slip that was given to him by the bank when
he deposited the funds in the bank .


I have confirmed from the bank that the money is with them, when I demanded
for the withdrawal of the funds to me in my capacity of being the son of
Mr JOHN,the depositor of the funds, I was told that in the absence of my
father,the only person that can demand for thefunds is my late father´s
foreign partner on whose behalf the fund was deposited.When my late father
deposited the funds in the bank, he did not give the name or gender of his
foreign partner on whose behalf he was depositing the funds, he made the
declaration for security reasons as he did not want the bank to demand from
him how he made the money hence he declared the funds as belonging to his
foreign partner.

Meanwhile, my father have instructed me that in the case of his death, that
I should look for a trusted foreigner who can assist me to move out this
money from Côte d´Ivoire immediately for investment .Based on this , I solicit
for your assistance to transfer this fund into your Account, but I will
demand for the following requirement:

(1) Could you provide for me a safe Bank Account where this fund will be
transferred to in your country.

(2) Could you be able to introduce me to a profitable business venture
that would not require much technical expertise in your country where part
of this fund will be invested?

I am a Christian and I will please, want you to handle this transaction
based on the trust I have established on you.For your assistance in this
transaction,I have decided to compensate you with 10 percent of the total
amount at the end of this business.

The security of this business is very important to me and as such, I would
like you to keep this business very confidential. I shall expect an early
response from you.

Thank you and God bless.

Yours sincerely,
Mr Favour John

This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If
you arenot the addressee or authorized to receive this for the addressee,you
must not use, copy, disclose or take any action based on this message or
any information herein. Thank you for your cooperation
Good day,


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