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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: sise aka <sise_aka2002@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 18:57:32 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: sehr dringend


From:SISE AKA
03BP1738 ABIDJAN 03
ABIDJAN,
COTE D' IVOIRE.


DEAR SIR,

IS MY PLEASED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU. I AM THE FIRST DAURGHT OF GENARAL ROBERT GUEI, THE FORMER HEAD OF STATE OF COTE D’IVORE BEFORE HIS UNTIMELY DEATH.
I DONT KNOW IF YOU ARE CURRENT WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE, YOU MUST HAVE HAD OF THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON THE 19th OF SEPTEMBER 2002. UP TILL NOW THINGS ARE NOT YET OK HERE.

BEFORE HIS DEATH , HE KEPT SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS ($60,000,000,00) WITH A FINANCE COMPANY BASED IN (PARIS FRANCE) HERE BUT WITH OTHER BRANCH OFFICES
.
NOW I HAVE ASK THE COMPANY TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO THERE OFFICE IN HOLLAND.
NOW DO TO I CAN NOT TRAVEL OUT OF HERE NOW BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS HERE,
I WANT YOU TO GO TO HOLLAND AND HELP ME CLEAR THE MONEY FROM THIS COMPANY AND PUT IT IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
AS SOON AS I HAVE ANY CHANCE TO TRAVEL OUT I WILL COME STRAIGHT TO YOUR COUNTRY.
THIS IS JUST WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO FORE ME, THIS IS MY PRIVATE MOBILE NUMBER HERE YOU WILL REACH FORE EXPLANATIONS. 00225 07 85 87 30.

WAITING TO HERE FORM YOU SOONEST.

PRINCE AKA GUEI.




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