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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: "williams mark" <williams_mark6@msn.com>
Reply-To: kossi_guei2000ci@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 08:26:02 +0000
Subject: DEAR FRIEND.

DEAR FRIEND.

I AM MR.WILSON KOSSI GUEI,AND MY SISTER MISS SANDRA GUEI. THE SON OF LATE
GENERAL ROBERT GUEI EX-MILITARY HEAD OF STATE OF IVORY COAST, WHO WAS
MURDERED ALONG WITH THE INTERIOR MINISTER ON THE 19th OF SEPTEMBER 2002,
(PLEASE VISIT THIS SITE, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2269238.stm

FOR COMPLETE REPORT ON THIS INCIDENT.) I CONTACTED YOU BECAUSE OF MY NEED TO
DEAL WITH PERSONS WHOM MY FAMILY AND I HAVE HAD NO PREVIOUS PERSONAL
RELATIONSHIPS.

SINCE THE MURDER OF MY FATHER, I HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO ALL SORTS OF
HARASSMENT AND INTIMIDATION WITH LOTS OF NEGATIVE REPORTS EMANATING FROM THE
GOVERNMENT AND THE PRESS ABOUT MY FAMILY.

THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT HAS ALSO ENSURED THAT OUR BANK ACCOUNTS ARE FROZEN
AND ASSETS SEIZED.

AFTER THE MURDER OF MY FATHER, THE FEDERAL 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 AND DEPOSITED
AS ARTIFACTS WITH A SECURITY / FINANCE COMPANY OUTSIDE IVORY COAST TO
EUROPE.

IT IS IN VIEW OF THIS, THAT I SEEK YOUR CO-OPERATION AND ASSISTANCE IN THE
TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF ($25,000,000,00) TWENTY FIVE.M.DOLLARS CASH. BEING
THE VERY LAST OF MY FAMILY FUND IN MY POSSESSION AND CONTROL.

YOU ARE TO 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.WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO FOR ME IS TO
STAND AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND AND CLAIM IT FROM THE COMPANY WHICH I
WILL GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE.

TO SHOW MY PREPAREDNESS AND APPRECIATION TO CONDUCT THIS BUSINESS WITH YOU,
I SHALL GIVE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY 25% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS, ALSO 5% IS TO BE
SET ASIDE FOR ANY EVENTUAL COST THAT MAY OCCUR IN THE PROCESS OF THIS
TRANSACTION.

PLEASE, I NEED YOUR FULL SUPPORT AND CO- OPERATION FOR THE SUCCESS OF THIS
VENTURE.

I PLEAD WITH YOU TO TREAT AS URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL.

THIS IS A DELICATE ISSUE, WHICH DEMANDS A GREAT DEGREE OF SECRECY HAVE MY
CURRENT POLITICAL STATUS IN MIND.

I AWAIT YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE

SINCERELY,

Mr.WILSON KOSSI GUEI AND MY SISTER MISS SANDRA GUEI.

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