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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: mbithi ali <mbithiali@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 15:39:04 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: DEAR ,ONE


DEAR ,ONE

PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF ENTERING INTO
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.

I PRAYED OVER IT AND SELECTED YOUR NAME AMONG TWO NAMES DUE
TO IT'S ESTEEMING NATURE AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO
ME AS A REPUTABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON I CAN DO BUSINESS
WITH AND BY THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS I MUST NOT HESITATE TO
CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.

I M MBITHI THE ELDERLY SON OF LATE DR AND MRS
KAMALA ALI , MY FAHTER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT
BASED IN ABDJAN 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 DEAL.

WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 2001. MY FATHER
TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS.

BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH NOVEMBER 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$5,500.000
FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND,UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
LEFT IN A LOCAL SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN COTONOU
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 ONE HUNDRED
AND FOURTEEN KILO OF GOLD. (114 KILO OF GOLD) USE IT FOR
INVESTMENT PURPOSE. (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT).

I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING
WAYS :TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE
TRANSFERED TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND AND MY
YOUNGER BROTHER JUNIOR IS 20 YEARS.TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR
US TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER OUR
EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT IN YOUR
COUNTRY. MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 10% OF THE
TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER THE
SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR
NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.

FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING
ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED
WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.I
WILL APPRECIATE YOU SEND ME EMAIL.THROUGH THIS EMAIL
BOX.ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON PLEASE DO
HURRY TO ASSIST US OUT HERE IN REFUGEES CAMP ,WE URGENTLY
NEEDS YOUR KIND ATTENTION.THANKS AND GOD BLESS.

REMAIN BLESS.

MBITHI AND MY BROTHER JUNIOR.










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