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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: rosaline bakayoko <rosaline_bakayoko@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 12:02:28 +0100 (CET)
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED


URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED
SECRET AND CONFIDENTIAL

From:Miss ROSALINE BAKAYOKO
COTE D'IVOIRE WEST AFRICA
E MAIL:
ASSISTANCE TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR FUTURE

Dear one,
Permit me to introduce my very self to you. In fact i am miss ROSALINE BAKAYOKO,the only child of late doctor BAKAYOKO who was the director general of cocoa export corporation of Cote D'ivoire and was killed by the rebels forces here in my country cote d'ivoire during a political war at the same time with the former military president General ROBERT GUEI.

While my father was rushed to the hospital unconsious due to the torture and bulet wounds he quickly sent for me as the only born before his untimely death.
Meanwhile he told me all about this 9.5 millions US dollars
(nine million five hundred thousand),he deposited here in a bank in Cote D'ivoire for future investiment on my name as next of kin.

I am afraid of my life and the safty of this money is not guaranteed in any way,
because the political war that brought the untimely death of my beloved father has not come to end yet.The people who killed my father is in search of me.
1-Rebels never come in agreement with the existing government .
2-Rebels refuse to drop their arms for peace to hold and now the campaign of presidential election will soon commence for next year president elect.

My life and this money is not save if I remain here.This made the Bank director to advice me to look for a God fearing and honest foreign patner whom this money can be transfered to for investment in that country.I want you to assist me get this money transfered to your private nominate account in your country and I will travel out of my country entirely to join you immediately.You shall look for good investment so that I can invest this money wisely and continue my life there with you.

I have agreed to give you 20% of the total amount and 5% maped out for expenses.
Please for interest of this business transaction contact me through this my private mail address immediately you receive this message for more information to enable me proceed towards concluding the arrangement to transfer this money to your account.

ROSALINE BAKAYOKO,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION









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