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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: "salim farah" <salimfarah@msn.com>
Reply-To: salimfarah22@yahoo.ca
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:06:05 +0000
Subject: FROM:SALIM FARAH

FROM:SALIM FARAH
C/C:UNITED NATIONS REFUGEE CAMP
PLATEAU ABIDJAN-COTE D'IVOIRE
TEL: +22507622834

PERMIT TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY DESIRE TO GO INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH
YOU. I AM MR SALIM FARAH, THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR AND MRS MUSA FARAH, MY
FATHER
WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF
IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON
ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS.

WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 20th NOVEMBER 2000, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL
BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH JUNE 2004 IN
APRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN.HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND
TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$4,000,000(FOUR MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS) LEFT IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN, THAT HE
USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY SON FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF 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, SIR, I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE AND
IDEA.

I WANT YOU TO SERVE AS THE BENEFICIARY/GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM ONLY
21 YEARS AND TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER
THIS MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO YOU.MOREOVER, SIR, I AM WILLING TO OFFER
YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE
SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NORMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.FURTHER
MORE,YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT
THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN A SHORT TIME.

HOPPING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS
SALIM FARAH
IF YOU ARE WILLING CALL ME: +22507622834

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