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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: clement boma <clement_boma113@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 15:52:53 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL PLEASE.













DEAR FRIEND
ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED FOR 30%
MR CLEMENT BOMA
MANAGER CREDIT & ACCOUNT DEPT,
CONTINENT BANK LOME.
REPUBLIC OF TOGO

MY NAME IS MR CLEMENT BOMA. I AM THE MANAGER
CREDIT AND ACCOUNTS
(CONTINENT SECURITY BANK)
LOME - TOGO
REPUBLIC.
I WRITE YOU IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER WITH
A/C NUMBER
14-255-2004/CSB/T.

WHO USED TO BE A CONTRACTOR AND IMPORTER HERE IN LOME TOGO.HERE IN AFTER SHALL BE REFERRED TO AS MY CLIENT.ON THE 21ST OF APRIL 2000, OUR CLIENT, HIS WIFE AND THEIR ONLY DAUGHTER WERE INVOLVED IN A GHASTY MOTOR ACCIDENT ALONG NOUVISSI EXPRESS ROAD.ALL OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE UNFORTUNATELY LOST THERE LIVES.SIR,SINCE THE DEMISE OF THIS OUR CUSTOMER MR LEVY GEORGE SHIMONY IMPORT AND EXPORT TYCOON HERE IN LOME TOGO . I HAVE KEPT A CLOSE MONITORING OF THE DEPOSIT RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS SINCE THEN NO BODY HAS COME TO CLAIM THE MONEY IN THIS A/C AS NEXT OF KIN TO THE LATE MR GEORGE SHIMONY,
HAS ONLY $10.5MLLION IN HIS A/ C AND THE A/C IS CODED IT IS ONLY AN
INSIDER THAT COULD PRODUCE THE CODE OR PASSWORD OF THE
DEPOSIT PARTICULARS.

AS IT STANDS NOW. THERE IS NOBODY IN THAT POSITION TO PRODUCE THE NEEDED INFORMATION OTHER THAN MY VERY SELF CONSIDERING MY
POSITION IN THE
COMPANY BASED ON THE REASONS THAT NOBODY HAS COME FOR THE CLAIMS OF THE DEPOSIT
AS NEXT OF KIN, I SEEK FOR YOUR CO OPERATION TO USE
YOUR NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DESEASED TO SEND THIS FUNDS OUT TO A FOREIGN OFFSHORE BANK A/C FOR MUTUAL SHARING BETWEEN ME AND YOU ONLY
AS I AM THE ONLY ONE WITH THE INFORMATION BECAUSE I HAVE REMOVED THE DEPOSIT FILE FROM THE SAFE .BY THIS DOING, WHAT IS REQUIRED OF YOU IS TO SEND AN APPLICATION SEEKING CLAIMS OF THE DEPOSIT AS NEXT OF KIN TO THE LATE MR SHIMONY. I WILL SEND YOU SPECIMEN OF APPLICATION AS SOON AS YOU CONFIRM YOUR READINESS TO ASSIST ME MOVE THE FUNDS OUT OF THE
VAULT OF OUR BANK. IN VIEW OF THIS DEVELOPMENT I BEG FOR YOUR
ASSISTANCE AND FULL CO-OPERATION TO COME AND LAY CLAIMED TO THIS DEPOSIT AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MR GEORGE SHIMONY THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVE IN THIS BUSINESS AS YOU WILL BE EQUIPED WITH ALL VITAL INFORMATION OF THE DEPOSIT AND THE A/C. YOUR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN DOES NOT MATTER, WHAT MATTERS IS YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN HAVING ALL NECCESSARY INFORMATION TO BACK UP YOUR CLAIMS .
NOTE THAT ALL MODALITIES FOR A HITCH FREE TRANSACTION HAS BEEN PERFECTED FROM MY SIDE . I WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH ALL THE A/C PARTICULARS . I WILL NEED YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS COMPANY OR RESIDENTIAL SO THAT I CAN
COMPUTERISE THEM TO TALLY WITH NEXT OF KIN COLLUM IN THE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT.
FINALLY I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE REQUEST FOR AFOREIGNER AS THE NEXT OF KIN IS OCCATIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMERWAS A FOREIGNER AND FOR THAT ONLY REASON AN INDIGENE CANNOT REPRESENT AS NEXT OF KIN.I HAVE
AGREED TO SHARE THIS MONEY WITH YOU IN THE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF 40%/60%
YOU KEEP 40 WHILE I KEEP 60 HOW ABOUT THAT ? YOU HAVEMERITEDTHIS PERCENTAGE BECAUSE YOU WILL PROVIDE THE A/C WHERE WE SHALL FINALLY TRANSFER THE
FUNDS INTO ON A SUCCESSFUL CLAIMING OF THE DEPOSIT. MY 60% WILL REMAIN IN THE A/C PENDING MY ARRIVAL IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AND SUBSEQUENT
INVESTMENTS . LASTLY FOR THE IMMEDIATE TAKE OFF OF THIS TRANSACTION YOU HAVE TO CONFIRM YOUR WILLINGNESS AND READINESS TO ASSIST ME RETRIVE THIS TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU . GOD BLESS!. CALL ME IMMEDIATELY FOR MORE DISCUSSION :002289484739.CONTACT ME
YOURS RESPECTFULLY .























































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