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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: david_bob12005@terra.com.mx
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 15:49:41 +0200
Subject: URGENT

ATTAN:PRESIDENT/CEO.
Dearest one
My name is King David Bob , I am 25 years of age and from
Sierra Leone.My father,my younger sister and I escaped from
our country at the heat of the civil war after loosing my
mother and two of my senior brothers in the war.

As a result of the political instability in my country even
after the war,my father established his cocoa and coffee
export business in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He was in Buake, a
northern city to negotiate for the purchase of a cocoa
plantation when he was shot and killed the rebel troupes
fighting to take over the government of the country on the
22nd September, 2002.

The death of my father has now made me an orphan and
thereby exposing me to danger. Before the unfortunate
death, my late father had in his personalaccount with a
bank here the sum of ($30.5m Million U.S Dollars). As a
result of the present nsecurity of lives and property in
this country, I wish to request to you that you assist me
use your account in your country to transfer
the balance of my father's account.

Again, to assist us with a letter of invitation that will
make me get a visa to your country for residence inorder
for us to continue our education and to invest the fund in
a viable business venture.

If this is acceptable to you, send me a mail through this
my private e-mail account (dav_bob12004@yahoo.ca)so that we
can discuss your commission for the service.
Regards,
King David Bob And sister

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