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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: "H.Mariame Mamadou" <mar_mamadou54@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 13:51:03 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: From H.Mariame



Salam al-Lahkum,

In the name of Almighty Allah, the most merciful, It is a great pleasure that I am writing this letter to you and I know that something positive will come out of it. I am by the name MARIAME, the wife of a prominent business man in KORHOGO the northern part of Ivory Coast.My husband’s name is MAMADOU.

He was arrested by some government officials accusing him of funding the rebellion in the country.To our utmost surprise,we found his body in a forest in the capital city dead. We have done all the necessary things concerning his burial and we are through now.

The aspect that I want to discuss with you is that my late husband, when he was alive did a business with his foreign partners worth $20.4 million(Twenty millions four hundred thousand US DOLLARS). This money is being deposited in a security company in EUROPE before his untimely death,and this is where I want you to come in and help us.We need the help of a foreigner that has an account so that we can get the money out.I am therefore therefore proposing 25% of the money to you if you can help me get the money out of the security company in EUROPE. .

And that I shall invest 50% of the money in your country or anywhere you suggest while 5% of the total amount as been aside for any expenses that you might incure during this transaction(telephone, transportation etc) I have the neccessary documents that proves with me and their contact in EUROPE for you to be able to talk to them, i am reallying and putting trust in Almighty Allah and you.kindly help me out for the sake of my three childrens surfering now, they could not go to school mainly because of the school fees.


I know that something positive will come out from our meeting together
Looking forward to seeing your reply very soon and let me have your contact address and phone to call you, and may Almighty Allah in his mercy be with you, if i see your reply i will give you their contact in EUROPE for you to meet them and discuss on how to retrieve the funds.then you will need to send an invitation letter to me for my coming.


Yours in Allah,

H.Mariame Mamadou.








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