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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: comrade2@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 15:06:15 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT=20ASSISTANCE?=

Greetings and Introduction:


Firstly, my apologies for this intrution on your privacy. I am Comrade Atah,the
former security agent,to the former president of Kenya Mr. Daniel Arap Moi.


I decided to contact you because I believe you are a reputable person that
can help me over this confidential matter.I count on your integrity and
honesty to be able to handle this business.Mr. Arap Moi, was the former
president of Kenya, In East Africa.

Source of the Fund
During his reign as the president, he was involved in a lot of Monetary
deals with a lot
of European companies within and outside my country which Iam handling,These
companies where used as a means of transferring funds gotten from the sales
of Gold and Diamonds to foreign accounts in Europe, America and Asia.Among
the companies he registered GOLDENBERG COMPANY, which he used as front
for a deposit of ($42,Million Dollars) to this company which never existed.


The company has since been declared bankrupt while the funds has been deposited
with
FORTIS BANK,under the charges of DIPLOMATIC SECURITY & FINANCE BV HOLLAND.

where it is kept for safekeeping.


For more information you can visit these website:
(1) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3338023.stm
(2)http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3025878.stm

The money is currently in the vaults of FORTIS BANK,under the charges of
DIPLOMATIC SECURITY & FINANCE BV HOLLAND.

Nobody knows about it, only me, All the documents are with me,therefore
I am soliciting for your assistance as a honest and trustworthy person that
would be willing and capable to Provide an account where the money can be
re-directted for joint investment of money on our behalf.

For your noble assistance we are willing to offer 15% of total amount to
you.and 10% for any orther expensess,

Please indicate your willingness to assist by responding positively to
this message.

We are expecting to hear from you. Please contact me only through this confidential
email address: ABOVE.

(comrade_atah@yahoo.com) As soon as I receive your prompt response, I will
then furnish you on the contact details of DIPLOMATIC SECURITY &FINANCE
BV HOLLAND.

Best Regards
Comrade Atah,

Private line.00229 720 049.

N/B. Please try to keep this business secret and confidential untill we
suceed.



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