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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: "Mr.Ralph Bedea" <ralph_bedea@mighty.co.za> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ralph_bedea@fastermail.com
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 14:14:32 +0100
Subject: Mature Understanding

Dear Friend,

Good day to you.

I am Mr.Ralph Bedea, the director in charge of Auditing and Accounting section of Cemac Bank of Africa Benin, in West Africa,and also a special account officer of Mr. Ahmed Yousuf Mustapha, a Lebanese. He was a Seasoned Contractor with Benin Cement Company in Benin Republic., who unfortunately died in the plane crash of Union Transport Africaines Flight Boeing 727 in Cotonou, Benin republic on the december 25,2003.

You will read more stories about the crash on visiting
this website:


www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/


Before his death on the 25th December 2003, Mr.Mr. Ahmed Yousuf Mustapha has a fixed deposit account with our bank and no other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me that his supposed next of kin died along with him in the crash. Since then I have made several attempt to locate any of Mr. Ahmed Yousuf Mustapha's extended relatives, this has proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you. I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by Mr. Ahmed Yousuf Mustapha before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank.

Consequently, Since I have been unsuccessful in locating his relatives for over 5 weeks now. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$12 Million can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money. 60% for me and 30% to you,while 10% will be used to reimburse any expenses spent by both parties involve.I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. All documents of the transaction will be destroyed immediately we receive this money is confirmed in your account leaving no trace to any place.

If this proposal is acceptable to you, kindly email your following information to me to Email:ralph_bedea2000@yahoo.fr

a. Complete names
b. Private telephone number
c. Private fax number
d. Private email

Until you write,have a nice day and God bless.

Sincerely,

Mr.Ralph Bedea

NB:PLS RESPOND WITH THE SUBJECT.

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