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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: christabel_guei2000@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 03:44:22 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?INVESTMENT=20/=20PARTNERSHIP=20REQUEST=20=20FROM=2E=20MRS=20CHRISTABEL=20GUEI?=

Dearest One,

I have the sincere pleasure to contact you as this is not what you will
call or assume as internet misbehaviouse, but is a matter of reality. I
got your contact address while I was doing some search for lucrative business
privately.

I am Mrs. Christabel Guei , wife to the former late military head of states
in Ivoty Coast. West Africa

I want an investment put in place in your country and I request your partnership
in actualising this dream, but would not want to disclose details here until
I have your indulgence with details to reach you for further correspondence.

Already the take of fund stipulated for this is U.S$ 12 MILLION , confidentially
kept in a safe custody which i would not like to disclosed not until i have
your full co-operation to this effect.

I would also like you to know that while contacting you for this purpose,
I will like you to keep this communica to yourself i.e confidential to you
and please, do not see this leter as one of the dubiouse characters you
may have come across on the face of internet, but just that the internet
is the only private and safe means for me to reach to you and that is why
it has to be through the email, but the moment I hear from you, then we
have to giut the email and be more realistic.

In order to confirm my stories, I will leave bellow news information to
confirm the story for longing to invest oversea, while i will kindly advise
you communicate your reply through this private email address of mine.
or call me direct: cel: +22507120769

I will be most greatful to hear from you soonest.

Yours Faithfully,

Mrs. Christabel Guei

1) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/930254.stm>
(2) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/world/africa/2268110.stm>
(3) http://www.liberiaorbit.org/lonewsgueiout.htm>
(4) http://www.afrol.com/News2002/civ027_guei_killed.htm>
(5) http://www.hrw.org/reports/2001/ivorycoast/cotdiv0801.htm




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