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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?zeze=20erick?= <zeze_erick@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 19:19:04 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Âssistance Proposal



ZEZE ERICKRUE 12,AVE 24.COCODYTEL; +225-07-79-97-77Dear,With due respect and humility I write to inform you ofthis proposal, which I believe will benefit both ofus.I got your contact address from commercial departmentof minisry of commerce and industry here in AbdjanCote d'ivoire.I am ZEZE ERICK the son of late Dr EMILE ZEZE whowas assassinated by the reble forces.Before myfather's death, he was the former Director of SierraLeonean Gold and mining corporation (G&DMC). Two daysbefore he was assassinated, he instructed and arrangedfor me and my brother to move from Sierra Leone toCote d'ivoire a neighbouring country with somevaluable document covering a certain deposit he madeon my name as the rightful inheritor and the next ofkin with a bank here in Cote d'Ivoire involving atotal sum of US$5.000.000 (Five million u.s dollars). Why I am contacting you, we want to move the depositfrom the bank here to your account in your country forinvestment purpose. Since I am not knowledgeable
inbusiness world, kindly introduce any lucrativebusiness in your country we can go into so that we cancontinue our education over there. We have reached a consesus to conpenciate you with 15%of the total amount and 5% has been set aside for allthe expenses you may in cure during thistransaction...Time is not on side we suggest a speed transaction.Allwhat I need from you is trust and fidelity as thedeposit remain secret known to me, my brother exept myfather who is late.If you are willing to assit in respect of thistransaction, kindly contact me through my phone numberas above.Best regards,ZEZE ERICK





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