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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: john hamson <john_hamson1@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 14:48:13 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM Mr JOHN B.HAMSON


FROM Mr JOHN B.HAMSON
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE
EMAIL john_hamson1@yahoo.fr



DEAREST

COMPLIMENTS.I KNOW THIS MAIL WILL SURPRISE YOU SINCE I DO NOT KNOW YOU OR MEET WITH YOU BEFORE BUT I'M OF THE BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL BE TOUCHED TO ASSIST ME OUT OF THIS SITUATIOPN AFTER READING THROUGH MY PLEA.

I AM Mr .JOHN B.HAMSON THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR AND MRS HAMSON BANGOURA . MY FATHER 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.WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1985, MY FATHER TOOK ME SOSPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 9TH JUNE 2003 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$9,500,000 (NINE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND, UNITED STATES DOLLARS) DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN A METTALIC TRUNT BOX.BUT THE SECURITY COMPANY DIDN T KNOW THE CONTENT BECAUSE IT WAS REGISTERED AS FAMILY VALUABLES FOR SECURITY REASON HERE IN ABIDJAN THAT HE USED MY NAME AS THE ONLY SON FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND.

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 ESTATEMANAGEMENT).

SIR, I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS. Can I completely trust you?


1)CAN YOU HONESTLY HELP ME AS YOUR SON
2)CAN I COMLETELY TRUSTS YOU.
3)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.

MOREOVER, MY DEAR I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 10% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND RECH YOUR COUNTRY

PLEASE IF IT WILL PLEASE YOU TO ASSIT ME,REPLY WITH THE ABOVE EMAIL FOR CONFIDENTIALITY AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME. I'M SORRY IF THIS WILL IN ANY WAY INCONVINIENCE YOU. ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY

SINCERELY

Mr JOHN B.HAMSON







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