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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: "Bello Seko" <bello_seko2005@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: bello_seko01@yahoo.co.in
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 13:23:01 -0900
Subject: LETTER OF ASSISTANCE

LETTER OF ASSISTANCE
Attn:Sir/Madam

I Am Bello Mobutu Sese Seko, son of the late President Mobutu Sese Seko of
Congo Democratic Republic former Republic of Zaire presently there is a war
going on in my country and so my family members escaped to Morocco while I
am presently at United Kingdom monitoring events. Because of the present
crises, my environment is not conductive for investment and more over, most
of my fathers properties and account have been frozen by the present
government of Laurent Kabila.
Now, I want to set up a business overseas and I have about $3 Million united
state dollars set aside for this project, I decided to contact you to help
me in setting up a business, but would not want my name or family name to be
used.

I am prepared to give you 20% of the total sum if you can assist me in
claiming this fund from a security volt in overseas where my father (Mobutu
Sese Seko) deposited this fund before he died. Please, do contact me
immediately for us to discuss. As soon as I hear from you, and confirm your
assistance every arrangements regarding to the claiming of this fund will be
handed over to you as the family’s foreign partner, e.g the pin code number
which is the secret code to the consignment.

I WILL WANT YOU TO INDICATE YOUR INTEREST TO ASSIST ME BY CONTACTING ME
IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL
Best regards

Bello Seko


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