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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: "christopher. florence" <chris_flo201@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 19:37:49 +0000
Subject: YOUR HELP WILL BRING US PEACE AND ALSO HELP BOTH OF US.

FROM: CHRISTOPHER FLORENCE
ASSYLUM CAMP
ABIDJAN-COTE D'IVOIRE
WEST AFRICA

PLEASE KEEP STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.

MY Dear.


Please, permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business
relationship with you. I am MR Christopher Suleman, the only son of late MR
and MRS Kenneth Bamba Suleman and I am here in Abidjan with my little
sister, florence . Our father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan,
the economic capital of Ivory Coast and was poisoned to death by his
business associates in one of their outings on a business trip. Our mother
died when we were still babies and since then, our father took us so
special.

Before the death of our father on January 2003 in a private hospital here in
Abidjan, he secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has the
sum of Ten million US dollars (US$10,000,000) left in a fixed / suspense
account in one of the prime banks here in Abidjan, that he used my name as
his only son for the next of kin in depositing the fund. He also explained
to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his
business associates. 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 such as real estate management or hotel management to be able to
take good care of myself and my little sister to conclude our education.
Dear, we are honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:
1) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 18years old and my
little sister 16 years old.
2) To make arrangement for us to come over to your country to further our
education and to secure resident permit for us in your country.
3) To provide a safe bank account where this fund will be transfered into.

Moreover, we are willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation
for your effort/input after the successful transfer of this fund into your
nominated account overseas and 5% for any miscellanoeus expenses. Further
more, you indicate your opinion towards assisting us as I believe that this
transaction would be concluded within fourteen (14) days you ascertain your
interest to assist us. Anticipating to hear from you soon. contact us by
email or on phone through this number; 0022-508-344-99 for better
clearification to you about this transaction.

Thanks and God bless!
christopher and florence Suleman (Orphans

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