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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: "ROLAND NUHAN VAYA" <roland.vaya@lycos.de> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 23:13:26 +0200
Subject: PLEASE KINDLY ACCEPT MY APOLOGY

FROM ROLAND NUHAN VAYA
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE.
TELE/ 225 080 573 23
CONFIDENTIAL TRANSFER.

DEAR RESPECTFUL ONE,

PLEASE KINDLY ACCEPT MY APOLOGY FOR SENDING MY MAIL TO YOU,
IAM A GOD FEARING PERSON.AND I WANT YOU TO TRUST ME AND HELP ME OUT IN
THIS MY CONDITION.I BELIEVE YOU ARE A HIGHLY RESPECTED PERSONALITY.AND I
KNOW MY MAIL WILL BE A SURPRISE TO YOU BUT YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT
I WAS TOTALLY CONVINCED TO WRITE TO YOU IN REFERENCE OF THE TRANSFERING
OF$19.500.000.OO (NINETEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDREND THOUSAND US DOLLARS) INTO
YOUR ACCOUNT FOR ONWARD INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY. AND I MUST CONFESS
THAT MY AGITATIONS ARE REAL AND MY WORD IS MY BOND IN THIS PROPOSAL.

I AM ,ROLAND NUHAN VAYA,FROM LIBERIA. A COUNTRY IN WEST AFRICA.THE ONLY SON OF LATE
MR AND MRS.ISAAC NUHAN VAYA, OF THE BLESSED MEMORY.MY LATE FATHER MR ISSAC NUHAN
VAYA WAS THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS IN LIBERIA, MY FATHER WAS FALSELY ACCUSED
OF PLOTTING TO REMOVE THE PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA CHARLES TAYLOR)FROM OFFICE.WITHOUT TRIAL
CHARLES TAYLOR KILLED MY FATHER. AS WE GOT THE NEWS OF THE AGEDY.WE IMMEDIATLY MANAGED
TO RAN INTO OUR NEIGBOURING COUNTRY IVORY COAST.(COTE D'IVOIRE) FOR REFUGE. YOU CAN VERIFY
THIS FROM SOME OF THE INTERNATIONAL NEWSPEPER POSTE IN THE WEB SITES BELOW
: http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-liberia_x.htm

BEFOR THE DEALTH OF MY MOTHER IN 21ST OCTOBER 2003,IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN
AFTER I HAVE SPEND ALL THE LITTLE MONEY WITH US HERE.MY MOTHER SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS
BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT MY FATHER HAS A SUM OF $19.500.000.OO (NINETEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND,UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A CUSTODY OF A SECURITY COMPANY HERE. AND HE USED
MY NAME AS HIS ONLY SON FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND).MY MOTHER ALSO EXPLAINED
TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HIS OFFICE ASSOCIATES SATE HIM UP AND ACCUSED
HIM OF THE CUOP PLOT AGAINS CHARSEL TAYLOR.SO THAT HE WILL BE KILLED.MY MOTHER ADVICE ME THAT
I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS
MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE,(SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT.OR ANY PROFITABLE
BUSINESS THAT IS RISK FREE,

THIS MONEY WAS MENT FOR IMPORTATION OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY. WITH ALL THE RELATED
DOCUMENTS OF THE DEPOSIT AND AGREEMENT.I HAVE LOCATE THE SECURITY COMPANY WHERE THE
MONEY IS DEPOSITED WITH THE HELP OF ATTORNEY AND ESTERBLISED OWNERSHIP.WITH ALL THE
RELATED DOCUMENTS OF CLIAM,

PLEASE MY DEAREST, I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.

1)TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO
2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM A BOY OF 18 YEARS
3)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER
THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.
4)TO ASSIST ME GET A COLLAGE ADMISSION TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION AND TO HELP
ME INVEST THE MONEY INTO A GOOD LUCRATIVE BUSINESS,

MOREOVER, MY DEAREST, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU ANY % OF THE TOTAL SUM AS
COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS
FUND TO YOUR NORMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSE THER, WHILE I MAPPED OUT 5% INCASE
OF ANY EXPENSINCE THAT MY ACURRED.

FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS
TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7)WORKING DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO
ASSIST ME.

PLEASE RESPOND WITH THIS EMAIL AD: (vaya@mailbox.co.za), FOR MORE INFORMATIONS.OR YOU CAN
CALL ME ON MY DIRECT TELEPONER LINE/+225 08057323,

ANTICAIPTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS.
YOURS SINCERELY.
ROLAND NUHAN VAYA,

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