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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: ibrahima daho <m_ibrahima2002@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 14:20:57 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: ASK ASSISTANCE


OFFICE OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSFER

A: M. H. IBRAHIMA

RE:DEPARTEMENT D'OPÉRATION INTERNATIONALE

WE ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF YOUR MESSAGE.
INDEED, WE HAVE ETE EDUCATED BY CHILDREN KONE In order to CARRY OUT The TRANSFER OF The SUM OF $6.5 HUNDRED MILLION IN YOUR FAVOUR.
US YOU REAFFIRMONS WHICH THESE FUNDS HAVE ETE DEPOSES A OUR BANK BY MR KEVIN KONE WHICH, AT The TIME OF The DEPOSIT, HAD MENTIONS SA GIRL, ANGELA KONE LIKE HAVING RIGHT. To this end, The BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF The INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSFER OF The COOPEC BANK TAKES FREEDOM ASSURE YOU The PROCESS Of OF THE AFORESAID APPROVAL MELT IN YOUR FAVOUR. THE BANK REQUIRES THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE HERE IN ABIDJAN SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE COURT JUSTICE TO LEGALIZE THE PROCESS OF TRANSFER; AND IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT SINCE IT IS NOT The SIGNATORY ORIGINAL OF The FUNDS DEPOSITED BUT RATHER ITS LATE FATHER, The BANK INVITES It TO PROVIDE The LEGAL DOCUMENTS ENUMERATED BELOW BY The Court of Justice SO THAT WE CAN ADHERE To the INSTRUCTION IN ORDER TO FACILITATE The TRANSFER OF THESE FUNDS IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1) A PROCURATION.
2) A CERTIFICATE Of AUTHORIZATION OF The Court of Justice.
3) A CERTIFICATE OF SOURCE OF THE FUNDS ONCE THAT WE WOULD BE IN POSSESSION OF THESE DOCUMENTS THE TRANSFER WILL BE AUTOMATIC.
ON YOUR RECONFIRMATION, WE WILL UPDATE To YOU LETTER OF ADVICE OF TRANSFER Via OUR ACCOUNT WITH OUR CORRESPONDING BANK In order to CARRY OUT The TRANSFER IN YOUR ACCOUNT. IF YOU REQUIRE OTHER CLARIFICATIONS, HESITEZ NOT A TO CONTACT ME TO (00225) The 21.28.71.98 OR BY MALL.
HELP US WITH BETTER BEING USEFUL TO YOU. US YOU PRIONS TO BELIEVE In the INSURANCE OF OUR DISTINGUISHED CONSIDERATION.


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