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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: mrsjoymani@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 18:08:52 +0000
Subject: SEEKING YOUR HELP

FROM: MRS JOY MANE

Dearest

I know my message will come to you as a surprise. Don?t
worry, I am
totally convinced to write you in reference of the transfer
of US $7,800,000(Seven
Million Eight Hundred Thousand ) to your account for onward
profitable
investment in your country.

My Name is MMrs Joy Mane, the second wife of the former chief of
defense staff, late
general Ansumane Mane of Guinea-Bissau West Africa.

My late Husband was killed on November 2000 following his
role as a rebel
leader against the past government of president Bernado
Viera of Guinea-Bissau
as of June 7th 1998.Following this political crisis, we
were forced to flee our country to Abidjan the capital city of
Cote d'Ivoire for the sakeof our lives

It is here in Abidjan Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire)my late
Husband deposited this said money in one of the commercial
banks in this country. I got to know
about this information and as well able to recover all the
relevant documents regards to this deposits which he kept with his
lawyer .He also attached clause "PAY AS RECEIVED" to its
deposit to avoid banker's malpractices and also to avoid
somebody tempering with the fund until it has been finally
transferred into his foreign partners bank account.

I have promise to gratify you with 10% of the total sum for
your kind assistance, if you can avail me an account
facility where this money can transferred into. If you are
willing to help me and my only son for the release and transfer
of this money to your account further details will be made
known to you about the deposit of the money and the way the

fund will be legally transferred to your Bank Account on
the confirmation of you interest to
move on with this transation .As you can understand the
condition of the world today,So I will like you to keep the confidentiality
of this transaction if you are ready and really want to work with
Me on this Business Again be informed on no account should you involve
any third party if not when both agree to do that

If you accept this proposal you are advised to send to me
your banking details, telephone and fax numbers so that i will go to the
bank and present you as the foreign partner to my late husband and the designated
recipient of the money so that the bank will release and transfer this money
to your account.

Thanks you for your maximum co-operation.

Yours sincerely,

MRS JOY MANE



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