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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: queen.williams@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 13:24:22 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=3A=20QUEEN=20WILLIAMS?=

FROM: QUEEN WILLIAMS
ABIDJAN.IVORY COAST WEST-AFRICA
EMAIL:ngozi_williams2003@yahoo.co.uk
DEAR ,
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF ENTERING INTO
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I PRAYED OVER IT AND
SELECTED YOUR NAME AMOUNG TWO NAMES DUE TO IT'S
ESTEEMING NATURE AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO ME
AS A REPUTABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON I CAN DO
BUSINESS WITH AND BY THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS I MUST NOT
HESITATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE
BUSINESS.I QUEEN WILLIAMS THE DAUGHTER OF LATE DR AND
MRS.DAVID WILLIAMS, MY FAHTER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA
MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN. THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF
IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS
ON A BUSINESS DEAL.
WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1995. MY
FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM
MOTHERLESS.BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH
NOVEMBER 2002 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN.
HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT
HE HAS A SUM OF(TWELVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN
ABIDJAN.HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF
THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS
ASSOCIATES, 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).I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR
ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS :TO PROVIDE A BANK
ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERED TO SERVE
AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND AND TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT
FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER MY
EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT IN YOUR
COUNTRY.MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE
TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER
THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED
ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR
OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS
TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS
YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.I WILL APPRECIATE
YOU SEND ME E-MAIL.THROUGH THIS EMAIL BOX (
ngozi_williams2003@yahoo.co.uk )ANTICIPATING TO HEAR
FROM YOU SOON.AND PLEASE DO HURRY TO ASSIST ME OUT
HERE NOW THAT THIS COUNTRY IS IN POLITICAL CHOAS ,I
URGENTLY NEEDS YOUR KIND ATTENTION.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS

REPLY TO THIS MAIL/ngozi_williams2003@yahoo.co.uk

QUEEN WILLIAMS




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