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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: silvia awiloba <siawiloba@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 03:09:02 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM SILVIA


DEAR SIR,

PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR NAME AND
CONTACT FROM THE IVOIRIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY. I PRAYED OVER IT AND SELECTED YOUR NAME
AMOUNG OTHER NAMES DUE TO IT'S ESTEEMING NATURE AND
THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO ME AS A REPUTABLE AND
TRUSWORTHY PERSON I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND BY THEIR
RECOMMENDATIONS I MUST NOT HESISTATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU
FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.

I AM Ms SILVIA AWILOBA, THE DOUGHTER OF LATE MR AND
MRS.AWILOBA 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
USINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS
ON A BUSINESS. WHEN OUR MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST
OCTOBER 1987, MY FATHER TOOK US SO SPECIAL BECAUSE WE
ARE MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF OUR FATHER ON 29TH
JUNE 2002 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE
SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE
HAS A SUM OF US$ 11,500,000 (ELEVEN MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND, UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A
SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN, THAT
HE USED MY NAME AS HIS FIRST ISSUE 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 WITH MY BROTHER AND USE IT FOR
INVESTMENT PURPOSE, (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE
MANAGEMENT)SIR,WE HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE
IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.

1)TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE
TRANSFERRED TO(2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND
SINCE I AM A GIRL OF 24 YEARS AND MY BROTHER JEFFERSON
IS 18 (3)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR US TO COME OVER TO
YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.

MOREOVER, SIR,WE ARE WILLING TO OFFER YOU 10%OF THE
TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER
THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR
NORMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS. FURTHERMOIRE, YOU CAN
INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING US AS WE
BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED
WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST
US.

ANTICAIPTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

BEST REGARDS TO YOU


SILVIA & JEFFERSON AWILOBA


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