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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: prince prince <prince_ig6@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 13:11:03 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL


FROM: PRINCE. BERKANT GUEI


I KNOW THAT THIS LETTER WITH COME TO YOU AS SURPRISE PACKAGE, I GOT
YOUR CONTACT AND PROFILE FROM MY INTERNET RESEARCH., I AM PRINCE. BERKANT GUEI, THE FIRST SON OF LATE ROBERT GUIE, EX-MILITARY HEAD OF STATE OF IVORY COAST( GEN. ROBERT .S. GUIE), WHO WAS MURDERED ALONG WITH THE
INTERIOR MINISTER ON THE 19TH OF SEPTEMBER 2002.

I CONTACTED YOU BECAUSE OF MY NEED TO DEAL WITH PERSONS WHICH MY FAMILY AND I HAVE HAD NO PREVIOUS PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH. SINCE THE
MURDER OF MY FATHER, I HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO ALL SORTS OF HARRASMENT AND INTIMIDATION WITH LOTS OF NEGATIVE REPORT EMANATING FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRESS ABOUT MY FAMILY. THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT OF LAURENT GBAGBO HAS ALSO ENSURED THAT OUR BANK ACCOUNT ARE FROZEN AND ALL ASSETS SEIZED.

IT IS IN VIEW OF THIS, THAT I SEEK YOUR CORPORATION AND ASSISTANCE IN
THE TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS
(US$15M)BEING THE VERY LAST OF MY FAMILY FUND IN MY POSSESSION AND CONTROL. AFTER THE MURDER OF MY FATHER, THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT SEIZED ALL OUR PROPERTIES AND FROZE ALL OUR ACCOUNTS BOTH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL.

MY ONLY HOPE NOW, IS THIS CASH MY FATHER CAREFULLY PACKAGED AS
ARTIFACTS WITH A SECURITY/FINANCE COMPANY IN THE NETHERLANDS. THIS SUM OF US$15M CAN EASILY BE WITHDRAWN OR PAID TO A RECONMENDED BENEFICIARY. THE SECURITY COMPANY BASED ON MY INSTRUCTION OR THAT OF MY LAWYER WILL RELEASE THE FUNDS TO YOU WITHOUT ANY HITCH. YOU WILL BE PRESENTED AS MY BUSINESS PARTNER WHO WILL BE FRONTING FOR ME IN SUBSEQUENT VENTURES AND IN TRUTH YOU WILL BE FRONTING FOR ME, IN THE AREAS OF BUSINESS YOU DEEM PROFITABLE AND NECESSARY.

TO SHOW MY PREPAREDNESS AND APPRECIATION TO CONDUCT THIS BUSINESS WITH YOU,I SHALL GIVE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY 10% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS AND 5% FOR ALL EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THIS TRANSACTION, WHILE THE REMAINING 85% WILL BE FOR MY FAMILY AND ME AND THIS WILL BE USED FOR INVESTMENT
PURPOSE IN YOUR COUNTRY UNDER YOUR MANAGEMENT.

PLEASE I NEED YOUR FULL SURPPORT AND C-O-O-P-E-R-A-T-I-O-N FOR THE
SUCESS OF THIS VENTURE. I PLEAD WITH YOU TO TREAT THIS VENTURE AS URGENT
AND CONFIDENTIAL. THIS IS A SENSITIVE ISSUE, WHICH DEMAND HIGH DEGREE OF
SECRECY. YOU SHOULD PLEASE HAVE MY CURRENT POLITICAL STATUE IN MIND.

ALSO ENDEARVOUR TO FORWARD ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO MY E-MAIL ADDRESS IF YOU PROVE YOURSELF TO BE INTERESTED AND TRUSTWORTHY, THAT YOU WILL NOT RUN AWAY WITH THE WHOLE FUND.


I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE. THROUGH THIS ABOVE EMAIL ID OR
prince_ig1@yahoo.com
YOURS TRULY,
PRINCE. BERKANT GUEI








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