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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: "Mrs Bonie Trovoada" <trovoada@correo.terra.com.pa> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mrstrovoada@walla.com
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 13:04:18 +0200
Subject: MRS BONIE TROVOADA

Dearest One,
Though we have not communicated before but i was forced to write you
because of the present predicament in which i found myself at the morment.
Have you been or heard of my Country (Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and
Principe?
I am Mrs Bonie TROVOADA , the Wife of late Chief of State of Democratic
Republic of Sao Tome and Principe who died on August 2001.I and my family
has been under travel ban as a result of the case of looting alleged over my
husbanand my son( Eross Trovoada)

However, there is a very substancial amount of money on my possesion,
which i would like you to help and invest in your Country or Overseas as my
trustee.This is money been paid to my late husband 2yr ago as royalty
because of the oil rigs which an American Company has constructed in our
district and other forign contract deals between my husband and oversea firms.
However, i have carefully moved and deposited the money in a privately
owned Security Vault in Neighbouring Benin Republic in West africa.I would
like to use your account to transfer this fund to your Country as my trustee
and consultant to avoid the present government of Fradique de Menezes to
find out.I will also like to relocate with my Son( Eross) to your Country
after we have carefully transfer the money safely to your Country.
I therefore ask you to write and indicate your willingness to assist on
this project and i will in returns inform you both the amount involved and
your compensation.
Pls to maintain all the secrecy that this transaction requires, you are advised
to respond my mail only with my secured alternative E-mail:mrstrovoada@walla.com

I look forward towards a good relationship with you.
Best regards,
Mrs Bonie TROVOADA .

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