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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. Florence Attan." <flottan22005@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: flottan22002@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 12:35:46 +0100
Subject: From Mrs. Florence Attan.

Dear beloveth,

I had to contact you after praying over this situation. I would like to
introduce myself first. I am Mrs. Florence Attan of Repulic of Cote
d'Ivoire, widow to Late Mr. Edward Attan (former Assítant Director
of Finance Operations in Cote d'Ivoire. I have been recently been
daigonised of Cancer of the Pelvics and I am writing from my sick bed.

There is this US$9.2Million my husband saved under the custody of
a Finance & Trust Company in Cotonou-Benin which I am the
next-of-kin. With my health condition and because my husband and
I have only one son. I am looking for a credible person to whom I will
pass the right of next-of-kin to claim the funds from the company.

The purpose is for the person to carter for our son and invest and
oversee the ventures on his behalf and take good care of him
because right now I cannot predict what will be my fate in the next
few days, but I am pleading to you to ensure that you invest the fund
wisely and take good care of my son.

If you will do this for me, contact me immediately with your full names
and contact information so that I will find a lawyer who will effect and
legalise the change of beneficial status to your name so that the
consignment (funds) will be released to you.

Note that for confidential reasons, the funds was sealed in a metal
box and deposited as FAMILY EFFECTS so this company is not
aware the contents of the box is money.

I awaiting your quick response.

Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Florence Attan.

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