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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: jamesaristid9@handbag.com
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 21:03:53 +0100
Subject: COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASON.


DEAR SIR/MADAM,

COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASON.

MY PROPOSAL TO YOU WILL BE VERY SURPRISING AS WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY CONTACT
BEFORE.I GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS THROUGH MY DESPERATE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE
PERSON/COMPANY FOR INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP.I AM VERY SORRY TO INTRUDE INTO
YOUR MAILBOX BUT I GUESS YOU WILL UNDERSTAND.

FIRST I WANT TO INTRODUCE MY HUMBLE SELF TO YOU.I AM THE ONLY SON TO DR MARVIN
FRANK ARISTIDE.MY FATHER IS A CAUSIN TO PRESIDENT JEAN BERTRAND ARISTIDE
OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI AND ALSO A DIPLOMATIC COUNTER-PART DURING THE REGIME
OF PRESIDENT JEAN BERTRAND ARISTIDE.

THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN USING HIM T HROUGH DIPLOMATIC MEANS TO SEND MONEY
OUT OF THE COUNTRY BECAUSE OF FEARS THAT HE MAY BE OVERTHROWN THROUGH CUOP
OR THE REBELS AT ANY TIME DUE TO LOW MORAL IN THE POLITICAL BACKGROUND IN
HAITI.THIS HE HAD DONE FOR THE PRESIDENT ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS,ON THE
THIRD TRIP EARLY THIS YEAR, HE WAS GIVEN THE SUM OF US$8.5M ( EIGHT MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLERS).THIS MONEY IS DEPOSITED IN A
SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE.BE INFORMED THAT THE SECURITY COMPANY DOESN'T
KNOW THE CONTENT OF THE BOX AS IT IS DIPLOMATICALLY DEPOSITED.

FURTHERMORE,DUE TO THE OUT-RAGING CRISIS IN HAITI AND MY FATHERS CLOSE RELATIONSHIP
TO THE PRESIDENT THEN.THE REBELS HEADED BY THERE LEADER GUY PHILLIPPE,CONSPIRED
AND PLANNED TO ATTACK AND KILL HIM.HE LOST A LOT OF ASSESTS AND OUR HOUSE
WAS BURNT BY THE REBELS.HE WAS ON EXILE IN A DESIGNATED PART OF SOUTH AFRICA
AND LATER DIED AFTER A SERIOUS SURGICAL OPE RATION.

I HAVE MADE ALL THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO YOU FOR
ONWARD INVESTMENT WITH YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY,AND I HAVE DECIDED TO OFFER YOU
FOR YOUR EFFORT 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM,10% I HAVE SET ASIDE TO COVER BOTH LOCAL
AND INTERNATIONAL EXPENSES AND THE REMAINING 60% WILL BE FOR ME.

PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT YOUR SAFETY AND SECURITY IS 100% GUARANTEED AS THERE
IS NO RISK INVOLVED.AS I DO NOT WANT TO LOSE MONEY AS IT IS MY ONLY OPPORTUNITY
TO BE SUCCESSFULL.ON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY,I SHALL GIVE YOU FURTHER INFORMATION
ON THE MODALITIES OF THE TRANSFER AFTER WE ESTABLISH TRUST AND CONFIDENCE
BETWEEN US,AS I HAVE MADE ALL THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENT FOR THIS TRANSFER
TO BE EFFECTED.THANKS AS I LOOK FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU.E MAIL ME AT jamesaristid@post.com
OR CALL : 0034-650-017-643
BEST REGARDS,
JAMES ARISTIDE.








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