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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: monique_family@terra.com.mx
Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 15:29:15 +0200
Subject: IN GOD, WE TRUST YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE

From Charles Gnassingbé and Mother
Lapaix-Guest-House
Abidjan-Cote D'Ivoire
West-Africa

Dear Respectful One,

We are well confident on your capability to assist us in a transaction of
mutual benefit towards investment in your Country which we know you can
be able to lead us through.We are also believing that you will not betray
the relationship we are about to establish in you having gone into prayers
with your name.In a breif introduction,I am Charles Gnassingbé and here
with me is my aged mother Mrs Monique Gnassingbé from the Republic of Togo
and the second wife of late President Gnassingbé Eyadema who died some months.

Prior to the untimely death of our father,he had earlier told us about a
very important deposit which he made with an international bank here in
Abidjan-IvoryCoast-west Africa, where he deposited the sum of US$6M(Six
Million United state dollars only) in favour of my aged mother as he intended
to use the money for our family future investment abroad.On our arrival
here some days ago, we were granted refugee status under the auspices of
the United Nations(UNHCR) for our personal security since our life is at
risk.We had also visited the bank here with all the relevant documents of
deposit issued to our late father and had confirmed that the said sum deposited
by our late father is still intact and on a happy note,the bank contact
person incharge of international remmittance told us that she was the person
that assisted our late father to lodge the sum with their bank as a matter
of confidentiality and she has promised to helped us extensively for the
immediate transfer of the sum to a foreign bank account.

We therefore solicit for your kind assistance by providing us with a safe
bank account in your country where the bank can transfer this sum for our
future investment in your country, but we first demand for the following
requirement-


(1)Would you be able to locate a profitable business venture in your country
that will not require deep technical expertise, and where taxation will
not take great toll of the money?
(2)Would you be able to assist us to obtain permanent residence permit or
valid immigration status on our arrival in your country?


The above requirement are needed urgently to enable us establish a better
and cordial business relationship with you since all our hope to live and
establish in your country depends on your capability to champion this important
transaction succesfully for our mutual benefit.We are also willing to offer
you any compensation you might request for your honest assistance but our
key word is confidentiality.We shall also send you the deposit documents
issued to our late father by the bank as soon as we hear from you but you
must assured us that you will not deny us nor sit on the money when it finally
gets to your accounts since it is our last hope for the near future.

Thanks and God bless you and family
Yours sincerely
From Charles Gnassingbé and Mother

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