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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: MARK AOGUY <markog002@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 19:58:48 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Trust


From; Aoguy Mark

Attn;

Managing Director / CEO

Dear sir,

Good a thing to write you. I have a proposal for you,this however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your will.

I am Aogy Mark, 22years old and the only son of my late parents Mr.and Mrs.Aoguy Roberts. My father was a highly reputable business magnet-(a cocoa merchant) from Free Town in Siere Lone who
operated in the capital of Ivory coast during his days.
It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in one of his business trips abroad on 12th.Febuary 2002.Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle.
My mother died when I was just 4 years ago, and since then my father took me so special.
Before his death on Febuary 12 2002 he called his secretary who accompanied him to the hospital and told her that he has the sum of Eleven million,seven hundred thousand United State Dollars.(USD$11.700,000) left in a fixed deposit account in one of the banks in Abidjan, the capital of Ivory Coast.
I am just 22 years old and a university undergraduate and really don't know what to do. Now I want a foreign investor who can hold this fund for me for a period that we are to agree on. I expect him to invest the whole fund. We are to agree on how much he/she will be giving me as interest every 3 months.
This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast.The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life.
Sir,I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards.Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.
Now permit me to ask these few questions:-
1. Can you honestly help me?
2. Can I completely trust you?

Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as
possible.

Thank you so much.
Best regards,

Aoguy Mark.







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