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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: rita ejioh <rita2ejioh@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 11:03:01 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT



FROM: RITA EJIOH
ABIDJAN-COTE D,IVOIRE
WEST-AFRICA
E-MAIL:RITA2EJIOH@YAHOO.COM

Hello DEAR ,

THANKS FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE TO MY SHORT NOTE TO
YOU, WELL I REALLY NEEDED SOMEONE HONEST, TRUTHFUL TO
SHARE MY FEELINGS WITH AND TO SHARE BURDEN WITH AND
WILL LEAD ME TO INTRODUCED MYSELF TO YOU.

I AM A CITIZEN OF SIERRA LEONE ,DAUGHTER OF THE LATE
DR JOHNSON EJIOH FORMER MINISTER OF MINES AND POWER
RESOURSES IN SIERRA LEONE.SINCE THE DEATH OF MY LATE
FATHER LAST YEAR I HAVE BEEN RESIDING IN ABIDJAN ON
TEMPORARY POLITICAL ASYLUM.ON MY ARRIVAL IN ABIDJAN
AFTER MY LATE FATHER'S BURIAL.

I CAME INTO ABIDJAN WITH A DOCUMENT THAT COVERS THE
DIPLOMATIC BOX CONTAINING THE SUM OF
$16,500,000.00(SIXTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS)WHICH WAS DEPOSITED IN A PRIVATE
SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN IVORY COAST BY MY
LATE FATHER BEFORE HIS SUDDEN DEATH.

THIS FUND WAS PART OF THE MONEY MY LATE FATHER MADE
THROUGH GOLD / DIAMONDS SALES WHEN HE WAS THE MINISTER
IN SIERRA LEONE FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS. PRECISELY, SINCE
MY ARRIVAL HERE WITH THE DEPOSIT DOCUMENT, I HAVE
VISITED THE SECURITY COMPANY AND HAVE CONFIRMED THE
DIPLOMATIC BOX STILL IN THEIR CUSTODY PENDING WHEN I
WILL COME TO RETRIEVE IT AS THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF MY
FATHER.

MOREOVER,I DO NOT WANT TO INVEST THIS MONEY IN ABIDJAN
DUE TO THE CONSTANT POLITICAL INSTABILITY IN AFRICA.
MY PLAN IS TO USE THIS MONEY TO INVEST IN A PROFITABLE
BUSINESS IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD APART FROM
AFRICA,ALSO TO PURCHASE A RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMOD
ATION.

I WILL COME OVER AND SETTLE THERE TO CONTINUE MY
EDUCATION AND MY LIVELYHOOD. HENCE, I AM SOLICITING
FOR YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE AS MY FOREIGN PARTNER TO
RETRIEVE THIS CONSIGNMENT FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY,
OPEN AN ACCOUNT HERE WHERE WE CAN LODGE THE FUND FOR
ONWARD TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY WHERE
WE WILL INVEST THE FUND .

PLEASE IF YOU ARE WILLING TO ASSIST ME,DO SEND IN YOUR
REPLY IMMEDIATELY BASED ON THE FOLLOWING: -

(1)WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THIS AMOUNT DO YOU INTEND TO
CHARGE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE,PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EXPRESS
YOUR MIND.

(2)INCLUDE YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER, FAX NUMBERS
AND ADDRESS RESPECTIVELY TO ENHANCE THE
CONFIDENTIALITY,WHICH THIS BUSINESS
DEMANDS.

I SHALL INFORM YOU WITH NEXT LINE OF ACTION AS SOON AS
I RECEIVE YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE, 5% OF THE TOTAL
MONEY WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXTRA EXPENDITURE.I
BELIEVED NO PROBLEM IF I COME TO INVEST IN YOUR
COUNTRY.

YOUR URGENT REPONSE THROUGH MY E-MAILS ADDRESS FOR
MORE DETAILS I SHALL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.

BEST REGARD
RITA EJIOH





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