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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: prisca guei1 <guei_prisca10@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 01:38:16 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: help me


Mister, here is 5 years when my country the ivory coast is crossing a critical situation, war or peace. It is on September 19th, 2002 when troubles happened.seen from this situation, my Father MR GUEI MARC? a very influential man in the country because of his activities, he was slaughtered. Because of situation of the country my late father who was an important exportator in the agriculture domain, decided to invest to a foreign country for the protection of his well. But unfortunatly my father died in an accident.
while the car props absolutely spoiled. Afterwards analyses them and otopsie, it in summer show when my father props died before accident. Who therefore in been able to make it? and pourqu' it reason? It is in the inquiries that I am going to note that my father had opened a count,Banquaire WHOSE BALANCE IS 3.000.125.555 FRS CFA is what that is for this sum that it was slaughtered? J therefore decides to continue the activities of my father and to follow his objectives. But at present, the problem is that me his daughter : GEUI Prisca, me is not the possibility to have access to count because it is blocked but I benefit from all lawful rights for the use of this sum after its releasing. I am therefore in search of: 1/a partner to help me in 2/one recommended financier for my investment in Europe and elsewhere. For all nobody of goodwill that wants to help me to come back in possession of what come back to me to be spelled. thank you

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