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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: faithjohnson@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:51:18 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Dear=20One?=

FROM MRS FAITH JOHNSON
ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST

DEAR ONE,

I AM MRS FAITH JOHNSON THE WIFE OF LATE CHEIF ANDREW JOHNSON , THE OWNER
OF TWO GOLD FIELDS IN SEIRRA LEONE THAT WAS LATER TAKEN OVER FROM US BY
THE GOVERNMENT, AND MY HUSBAND WAS MADE THE DIRECTOR OF THE MINES BEFORE
THE REBEL FORCES ATTACKED HIM AND TOOK IT OVER. I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH
MY SEARCH IN THE INTERNET AS REPUTABLE PERSON WHO CAN HELP ME TO MANAGE
OUR INHERITED FUND IN A GOOD BUSINESS UNTIL MY SON IS ABLE
TO TAKE OVER.

SIR AS A BUSY PERSON, I PRAY YOU WILL HAVE ENOUGH TIME
TO CONSENT TO MY PLIGHT AND PROPOSAL I WOULD LIKE TO CONFIDE IN YOU THAT
I INHERITED A TOTAL SUM OF $33.000.000.USD(THIRTY - THREE MILION UNITED
STATES DOLLARS ) FROM MY LATE HUSBAND (CHIEF ANDREW JOHNSON ) WHO WAS KILLED
BY THE REBEL SOLDIERS
IN SIERRA-LEONE.

THIS MONEY WAS MOVED DOWN TO ABIDJAN ( COTE D'IVOIRE
)WITH INSTRUCTION TO TRANSFER THE CONSIGNMENT TO LONDON OR BUDAPEST AND
HOLLAND COLLECTING CENTER AND DEPOSITED IN A PRIME SECURITY FIRM BY MY LATE
HUSBAND UNDER A SPECIAL SECRET ARRANGEMENT IN WHICH HE DECLARED THE CONSIGNMENT
AS FAMILY VALUABLES AND WITH THE HOPE OF INVESTING IT LATER,BUT THE SUDDEDN
DEATH COULD NOT ALLOW HIM. AFTER HIS SUDDEN DEATH WE DISCOVERED A COPY OF
THE WILL HE MADE IN WHICH HE STATED THAT THE DEPOSIT CONTAINS MONEY, THOUGH
DECLARED AS FAMILY
VALUABLES FOR SECURITY REASON.

I AND MY SON DECIDED TO SEEK REFUGE IN IVORY COAST FOR
A WHILE, BUT WE ARE NOW LOOKING FOR A TRUSTED PARTNER IN OVERSEAS WHOSE
ACCOUNT CAN ACCOMODATE THIS MONEY, AND CAN BE COVENIENTLY DEPOSITED FOR
INVESTMENT AND MANAGMENT
ON OUR BEHALF AND FOR US TO ALSO COME OVER TO STAY IN
YOUR COUNTRY.

I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT AND RELY IN YOU BECAUSE, WE
HAVE DECIDED TO INVEST THIS MONEY INTO GOOD BUSINESS VENTURE IN YOUR COUNTRY,
BASED ON ITS POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STABILITY. MYSEIF AND MY SON HAVE AGREED
THAT YOU WILL BE THE ONLY PARTNER AND FUND MANAGER IN THIS REGARD.

I AM BY THIS EMAIL MESSAGE SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN
THIS RESPECT. YOU ARE THEREFORE REQUESTED TO ARRANGE FOR A POSSIBLE WAY
THIS MONEY COULD BE MOVE TO YOUR COUNTRY ,EVEN IF IT MAY REQUIRE YOUR COMING
DOWN HERE IN IVORY
COAST TO MEET ME AND MY SON.

WE HAVE AGREED THAT 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM SHALL BE
GIVEN TO YOU FOR RENDERING THIS ASSISTANCE. WE HAVE ALSO EARMARKED 5% FOR
EXPENSES LIKE TRAVELLING.HOTEL
BILLS e.t.c,10% TO BE IN A SEPRATE ACCOUNT FOR ME AND
MY SON, WHILE THE REMAINING 70% WILL BE FOR THE FAMILY'S INVESTMENT , WITH
YOU AS A PARTNER AND TRUSTEE.


PLEASE REPLY THIS EMAIL MESSAGE AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENT IME THROUGH
MY EMAIL INDICATING YOURWILLINGNESS. HAVE A NICE DAY

THANKS AND GOD BLESS .
YOURS SINCERELY
FAITH JOHNSON



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