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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: ANSLAIRE BAMBA <anslaire_bamba05@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 01:43:58 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM ANSLAIRE BAMBA


From:Mr.Anslaire Bamba.
04 BP 20145 Abidjan
COTE D IVORIE
WEST AFRICA.

Dearest One.

Am from Cote D'Ivoire in west africa,that's why i and
my sister is connecting you for a help so that we will
leave africa and jion you in your country because of
our situation,I am Mr.Anslaire Bamba,I got your
contact on my search for a foreign partner,I am the
only Son of Chief Toure Bamba,Our father was a
business consultant and Gold and diamond dealer,based
here in Abidjan,Cote D'Iviore.

Our Father and our families was assasinated by the M P
C I rebels still occuping half of my country till
date.Before the death of our father he made a deposit
of 15.5.million united states dollars in a Security
finance company in my country Abidjan,and made me the
next of kin.which he confirmed to us that the security
company does not know the content of the consignment
and he told us that he deposited it as a Gift Donation
for a Church overseas,if you are ready to assist us i
will send you the contacts for verification .

I beleive that you will honestly assist us to move
this Trunk Box (consignment ) to your country while i
and my sister will jion you as soon as you have
confirm the arrival of the money in your country,as it
is now our intention to go into investment partnership
with you in any business of your choice.

Because of the present condition of my country.You are
to act as my father's foreign partner and beneficiary
and assist us to claim the money as my late father's
business associates and family business partner for
security reasons.

I will be glad that you are to be our foreign partner,
I have all the documentations of the said deposit.we
have agreed that the total sum will be on your care
for investment.we need your kind assistance and
advice.we will like you to treat this transaction with
absolute truth and God fearing minded.

We await for your urgent response so that we can
proceed for the claim please send us your mobile
telephone number and your house private number.we
need your direct correcting informations so that we
can submitte it to the Security company as the
beneficiary of the consignment for security reasons
so that we can conclude with the security company and
jion you in your country as soon as you the whole
arrangement have been completed.

May the good God be with you,
Yours faithfully
Mr.Anslaire Bamba.for the family.

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