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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: angele_alfred_nguess@apropo.ro
Date: 15 Aug 2005 16:57:33 -0000
Subject: FROM ANGELEAND ALFRED NGUESSA


Dear Sir,Ronald Bakker



I am Angele nguessan native of the Republic of Cote d ivoire and unique dauther of the fired Daouda

Camara Nguessa, big coffee cocoa planter in cote d ivoire ivoire in a town of Bouaké

that was besieged by the rebels since September 19 2002.



My father was assassinated by the rebels following the political

uprising.Before his death he Deposited a trunk box that contains $24.5M dollars with a security company

here in Cote d'Ivoire and he told them that it is family valuables and African art works that is in the box so

dear keep this highly secret because it is confidential between me and you so please keep it secret as i

told you.



I want you to do me a favour to stand as my late father foreign business partner and the foreighn

beneficiary of the box in there custody ok, for all your efforts and concerns towards this transactions i

promise to give to you 15% of the total amount in the box and also 5% percent for all the expenses you

will incounter during the process of this transactions ok.

I have plans to do investment in your country, like real

estate and industrial production. This is my reason for

writing to you.Please if you are willing to assist me and my brother and were

Mother indicate your interest by replying Please sir you know i am from French speaking country so bear

with me for any error in my english i learnt it in school ok.Thanks and best regards.



Yours Sincerely



Miss Angele Nguessa and brother Alfred Nguessa

Sir i find your name in Abidjan chamber commerce


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