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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: "MRS JENNIFER LUKAS" <samb_modu@fastermail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mikeikechi_2342yahoo.com@vmx80.multikabel.net
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 19:27:46 +0100
Subject: PLEASE YOUR HELP IS NEEDED

APPEAL FOR HELP

I KNOW THIS LETTER MAY COME TO YOU AS A SUPRISE SINCE WE HAVE NOT MET BEFORE,BUT I AM WRITING BASED ON THE PREVAILING INFORMATION I GATHERED FROM COTE D'IVOIRE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CONCERNING YOUR COMPANY TO INFORM YOU OF A BUSINESS ALREADY AT HAND FOR EXECUTION

IT IS MY SINCERE GRATITUDE TO ACQUAINT YOU WITH THIS PROPOSAL FOR THE PURPOSE OF INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY. AND I FOR THIS REASON HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT YOU CAN BE ABLE TO EXCUTE THIS BUSINESS TO OUR MUTUAL BENEFITS AND I BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL NOT LET DOWN THE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE I AM WILLING TO REPOSE IN YOU.

I AM MRS JENNIFER LUKAS, THE WIFE OF LATE
WILLIAM LUKAS, THE MILITARY BODYGUARD TO LATE PRESIDENT LAURENT KABILA OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO FORMER ZAIRE. BEFORE THE UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT THAT LED TO THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LAURENT KABILA BY MY HUSBAND IN A CONFERENCE, MY HUSBAND DEPOSITED ONE BOX IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN ABIDJAN-IVORY COAST CONTAINING THE SUM OF TWENTY MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS (US$45.5M) WHICH HE REGISTERED WITH THE COMPANY AS FAMILY VALUABLE TRESURES FOR SECURITY REASONS, HENCE THE SECURITY COMPANY DOSE NOT KNOW THE REAL CONTENT OF THE CONSIGNMENT DEPOSITED IN THEIR STORAGE.

THE CONSEQUENT MURDER OF LATE PRESIDENT LAURENT KABILA LED TO THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND BY OTHER KABILA'S PERSONAL BODYGUARDS. WHEN THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF KABILA AND OTHER DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO CITIZENS BECAME INTUITIVELY AWARE OF THE CAUSE OF THE DEATH OF THE LATE PRESIDENT KABILA, A COMPLETE REVOLT AND BASAL ELIMINATION OF THE MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY WANTED TO BE CARRIED OUT EVEN THEN THAT MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN KILLED TO PAY THE PRICE OF THE SIN HE COMMITED. AS GOD WOULD HAVE IT, A FRIEND OF MY HUSBAND IN THE ARMY A SENIOR OFFICER REVEALED THE SECRET TO US OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH HIS HELP AND HIS BODYGUARD, WE LEFT REPUBLIC DEMOCRATIC OF CONGO TO IVORY COAST THROUGH THE HELP OF A FISHING BOAT THAT OPERATES FROM REPUBLIC DEMOCRATIC OF CONGO TO IVORY COAST. I AM CURRENTLY IN IVORY COAST WITH MY TWO CHILDREN AS REFUGEES SINCE OUR RETURN TO DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO IS IN DANGER.

NOW WE ARE PLANING TO LEAVE AFRICA TO YOUR COUNTRY BECAUSE IVORY COAST IS NOT SAFE FOR US AND I WANT MY CHILDREN TO FURTHER THERE EDUCATION IN YOUR COUNTRY.

SO I IMPLORE YOU TO ASSIST US CLAIM THIS BOX FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY AND GET THE MONEY TRANSFERED INTO YOUR PRIVATE BANK ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY OR OVERSEAS..

NEGOTIATE THE TYPE OF LUCRATIVE BUSINESS TO INVEST THE FUND IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ELSEWHERE THERE IS POLITICAL STABILITY.BEFORE MY HUSBAND MATE HIS UNTIMELY DEATH, HE PERSONALLY GAVE ME IN CONFIDENCE THE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT OF THE FUND AND CERTIFICATE OF AGREEMENT HE ENTERED WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY IN ABIDJAN. IMEDIATELY WE BRING OUT THIS FUND FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY, WE WILL OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL FUND FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE WHILE 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE TO SOLVE MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES THAT MAY ARISE IN THE COURSE OF THE TRANSACTION.

IF YOU ARE ABLE TO ASSIST US BASED ON WHAT I HAVE TOLD YOU PLEASE CONTACT ME ON THE ABOVE E-MAIL ON RECEIPT OF THIS PROPOSAL.THEN I WILL FORWARD YOU THE ENTIRE DETAILS AND THE DOCUMENTS OF THE FUND.MY DIRECT EMAIL ISmikeikechi_234@yahoo.com <mailto:ISmikeikechi_234@yahoo.com>


YOURS SINCERELY,
MRS JENNIFER LUKAS

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