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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: "WATER DORMAN" <wwaterdorman@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:10:43 +0000
Subject: CAN WE TRUST YOU ???

WE NEED YOUR HELP
ABIDJAN REPUBLIC OF COTE
DIVOIRE WEST AFRICA
Reply Me At: wdorman5@yahoo.fr
Tel: 225 084 569 72

Dear ,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I got your name and contact from your country directry . please i need a reputable and trust-worthy person that can help me to transfer this moneyI am Mr.Water Dorman, the only son of late Mr.and Mrs.
Dorman.
My father was a very wealthy Gold Merchant in Murovia the Gold Capital of Liberia, my father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip. My mother died when i am little and since then my father took me so special.Before the death of my
father on November,2003 in a private hospital in ABIDJAN REPUBLIC OF COTE D'OIRE He secretly called me to his bedside and told me that he has the sum of US$15 Millon Dollars (FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS) which he deposited with a bank in cote divoire He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates.
please i want you to assure me that when the funds reaches your account
i will not be denied of my share of the total money .
1. to stand as the beneficiary of this funds since I amonly 19 years
2.To make arrangement for me to come over to your countryto further my education and to secure Residence permit in your county for me .
3.To assit me transfer the money from the bank of cote d'ivoire to your account in your country as my late father foriegn partner and the beneficiary of this money do not be afraid of anything because i have all the vital documents that proved the deposit of the money in the bank and the origin of the money.
Moreover, i am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your effort input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account .I believe that this transfer will be
concluded within three days(3 working days. as soon as you contact the bank were the money is deposited i assure you there is no risk involve your roll is to act as the beneficiary of the money and it will easy the
transfer of the total money to your account.
Thanks and God bless you.

Best Regards,

Water Dorman

N/B I would also advise you to keep the transaction as

TOP SECRET AND CONFIDENTIAL FOR MY SECURITY AND FOR
THE SAFETY OF THE MONEY

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