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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: rose_coleman@tiscali.it
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 11:14:31 +0000
Subject: FROM ROSE & MORGAN



DEAR ONE,

PERMIT US TO INFORM YOU OF OUR DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
WITH YOU. WE GOT YOUR CONTACTS ADDRESS ON OUR DESPERATE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE
PERSON/COMPANY FOR PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENT OVERSEAS .

I AM ROSE COLEMAN,AND MY BROTHER MORGAN, THE ONLY CHILDREN OF LATE MR AND
MRS.CHIMA COLEMAN, OUR 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 OUR MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1984, OUR FATHER TOOK US SO SPECIAL
BECAUSE WE ARE MOTHERLESS, BEFORE THE DEATH OF OUR FATHER
ON 29TH JUNE 2000 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED
US ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD US THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$ 11.500,00 (ELEVEN
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A SUSPENCE
ACCOUNT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN, THAT HE USED OUR NAMES AS HIS ONLY
SON AND DUGTHER FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND. HE ALSO EXPLAINED
TO US THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS
ASSOCIATES. THAT WE SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF OUR
CHOICE WHERE WE WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE
WITH REST OF OUR FAMILY, (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT).

WE ARE HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE
FOLLOWING WAYS. (1. TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE
TRANSFERRED TO. 2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND BECAUSE OF OUR LOW
EXPERIENCE IN THE BUSINESS WORLD AND IN OTHER NOT TO LOSE THIS MONEY,COUPLED
WITH OUR AGE. TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR US TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER
THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED. HOWEVER, WE HAVE ACCEPTED TO OFFER YOU 10%
OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL
TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.

FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS
ASSISTING US AS WE BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN
SEVEN(7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY YOUR INTEREST TO ASSIST US.

ANTICAIPTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS

ROSE & MORGAN









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