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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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Some comments about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • princessbenittadonko@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: donko benitta <princessbenittadonko@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 15:31:46 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Please I Want You To Be My Partner .


From: Princess Benitta Donko.

Email : princessbenittadonko@yahoo.fr


Dear Sir/ Madam,

I am Princess Benitta Donko, the only child of Late Chief and Mrs, Joseph Donko whom the Rebel assinated in Bouake West Cost of Cote d' I'voire.I discoverd that my father deposited the sum of the sum of (20,500 000) Ten Million five Hundred Thausand USA dollar in a security Company here in Abidjan ,and now I am in hiding myself in a local Guest House in one of the city in Abidjan called Yopougoun .

Before the death of my Late Father, he was the Director of Cocoa & Gold Dealers and Exporters in Abidjan capital of Cote D'Ivorie and Accra Ghana respectively and my mother died in a fetal motor accident last two year ago.

Due to infertility nature of my country political anarchy,chaos and doom.I wish to invest this money in your country under your guradinship. I also plead you to help me on the investment of this money which you will have a free hand of operation.

I will like you to send to me your telephone and Fax numbers so that i will call and discuss with you in details so that I will forward you thecontact of the Security Company to open contact with them for the retrievement of the consignment and move it to your country for investment.
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The money is in the position of a security company as a family tresure. A legal process will take place to ensure mutual transfer and strong trust and confidence.
All effort made to the successful of this transaction will highly be appreciated where I will be offering you 15% of the total of the money. I hope to get a favourable reply in due curse so that we can negotiate on the terms of assistance.

Best regards,

Princess Bbenitta Donko.


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