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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: aicha ahmed <ladyaicha01@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 11:51:06 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: From Miss Aicha Ahmed


From Miss Aicha Ahmed,
Abidjan Cote d' ivoire

Dearest One,

I am contacting you based on the information I gathered about your person in the net.

I am Aicha Ahmed 23 years old , i am in possession of a large sum of US$15.5 Million in which i want to invest in your country under your care. This money was inherited from my late father Dr Ahmed Usman who was a wealth cocoa merchant until his death He operated from Ghana to Ivory coast where he has his cocoa farm.
This money is of no criminal origin as it was largely realized from sale of cocoa during the days.

This money has been moved and was lodged into one of the prime security and finance company here in Abidjan Ivory Coast into a metalic trunk box tagged family valuables and treasures for security reasons . I now want to move this money abroad and invest it in profitable ventures, as the time is now ripe for such move.
Where i need you assistance


1.Firstly to assist me claim this box( money )from the security company as my late fathers foreign partner and have the money paid into your nominated account.

2. To assist me invest the money in a profitable business ventures in your country.

For your kind assistance you will get 15% of the total amount and 5% for any expenses you make, both telephone calls, fax/emails or any other money spent during the transfer of this fund into your nominated account.


Upon your response and acceptance to assist me, i will give you further details concerning this transaction but you must treat this transaction as highly confidential for my security
reasons.

Contact me on this my private email: ladyaich10@yahoo.fr

Best Regards
Miss Aicha Ahmed.






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