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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: ali_gwazo@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 13:42:01 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?From=3A=20Ali=20and=20Anita=20Hassan=2E?=

From: Ali and Anita Hassan.
Asylum Camp Abidjan Cote D´ Ivoire.
Telephone +225 07-13-77-53.
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire
West Africa
Assalamualaikum,
Dear ,
In brief introduction, I am Ali Hassan and my younger sister Anita Hassan
we are the children of late Dr. Abraham Hassan, the former Minister of Finance
in the Republic of Guinea Bissau. After going through your profile when
we was searching for a reliable and trustworthy person who can assist us
to claim the sum of 28.7 Million US Dollars deposited abroad for investment,
we became interested in disclosing every thing about ourselves to you, we
are interested in a long term business relationship with you.
In the year 1998 during our father's tenure in office, he diverted some
fund meant for estate complex Development Project (700Housing Umt).
The project awarded to read US$64.7Million dollars, on execution of the
contract it reads US$36.0 Million dollars while 28.7 Million dollars was
diverted by our late father after the completion. All the depository documents
are with us. This event dated 13th November 1999, during political crisis
in my country Guinea Bissau. My father later died in the heat of the crisis
in the year 2000.
The fund being deposited in the Security Company in United Arab
Emirates due to security reason. We source to contact you to assist us in
claim the above fund into your account as the beneficiary in your country
for onward investment in your country.
In release of the boxes the security company requires the following from
you: (1) your full address, your private telephone and fax numbers for easy
communications.
After the conclusion of this transaction we will offer you 15% of the total
sum for your assistance while 5% will be set aside for any expenses made
.we establish trust and confidence between ourselves to you, note that the
key word to this transaction is 100% risk free your urgent response will
be highly appreciated please.

As soon as you reply the deposit documents will be sent you for your confirmation
and the contact of the security company in United Arab Emirates will be
sent to you immediately.
Please feel free to contact us as soon as possible, by email above is (ok)
(aligwazo2@yahoo.fr)or on phone +22507-13-77-53 so that
we can discuss modalities concerning the transaction please note that Security
Company did not know the content of the boxes.
Hoping to hear from you with anticipation.
Best regards and Allah bless you.
Ali and Anita Hassan.




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