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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: "franklynwilliams" <franklynwilliams@tiscali.it>
Reply-To: franklyn_williams42003@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 13:39:28 +0000
Subject: FROM FRANKLYN WILLIAMS

FROM FRANKLYN WILLIAMS

Email(franklyn_williams42003@ yahoo.fr)


DEAR ONE,
GOOD DAY.

I KNOW MY MAIL WILL BE A SURPRISE TO YOU BUT YOU
SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT I WAS TOTALLY CONVINCED TO
WRITE TO YOU IN REFERENCE OF THE TRANSFERING OF
$16.500.000.OO (SIXTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDREND THOUSAND
US DOLLARS) INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR ONWARD INVESTMENT IN
YOUR COUNTRY.AND I MUST CONFESS THAT MY AGITATIONS ARE REAL
AND MY WORD IS MY BOND IN THIS PROPOSAL.

I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM THE COMPANIES REGISTORY
I AM FRANKLYN WILLIAMS, THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR AND
MRS.DAVID WILLIAMS OF THE BLESSED MEMORY.MY 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 MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1984, MY
FATHERTOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS.

BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 7TH FEBRUARY 2003 IN
APRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED
ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF
$16.500.000.OO (SIXTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND, UNITED STATES
DOLLARS) LEFT IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN AN
INTERNATIONAL BANK , THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY
SON FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND. HE ALSO
EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH
THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES. THAT I SHOULD
SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE
I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT
PURPOSE, (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT).


SIR, I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE
FOLLOWING WAYS.

1)TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE
TRANSFERRED TO SAFELY
2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM A
BOY OF 24 YEARS
3)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR
COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.

MOREOVER, SIR, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE
TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER
THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR
NORMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.

PLEASE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO RENDER THE ASSISTANCE TO ME AS STATED, KINDLY
MAIL ME BACK IMMEDIATELY WITH THE INFORMATION I REQUIRED FOR ONWARD PROCESS

LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST.
THANKS
MR:FRANKLYN WILLIAMS.



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