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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2008 02:20:42 -0800 (PST)
Subject: should we transfer this fund to you?







Good Day=20

I=A0got your name and contact through my=A0 search in internet ,my name
is name is joy james , i am the only child of HRH william james we form=20
ivory=A0 coast africa ,my father is=A0 late ,he died three year ago.
=A0
=A0Before the death of=A0 my father deposited 6.5 million usa dollars at BA=
IO SCEURITY
COMPANY LTD here in ivory coast africa=A0,as a young girl and=A0 single .i =
dont=20
want to invest the money in africa that is=A0 the reason i am asking your h=
elp.
i=A0 have contacted=A0 the company=A0.=20
=A0
The company told that my father funds=20
is intact with them but my father depoisted the money will insurance cover
that they cant deduct money from it , the company told=A0 that if i=A0 want=
to release
and transfer the fund out of africa that i am going to make payment of,COMP=
ANY SCEURITYCHARGE,IVORY COAST GOVERNEMNT TAX CHARGE AND TRANSFER CHARGE,on=
this reason i contact you ,for help, to help me sponsor the release and=A0=
transfer of=A0 this fund to you
=A0
I am going to give you 30% percent of=A0 the total money and 10% will be fo=
r expenses made
during the release and transfer of=A0 the fund while 60% percent will go to=
me.
Note that any money you spend will be refund you as soon the fund enter to =
your account and=A0 your will promise me that the fund=A0 will be safe and=
=A0 secured when transfer to your account.

=A0I am contacting you on trust.if your interested to help me CONTACT ME .h=
anzlove07@live.com
=A0
if interested to help me please fill your=A0 details so that i=A0 will forw=
ard it to the security=20
company to=A0 contact you.
=A0
Name------------------------------------------------------------------
=A0
Home and office=A0 address----------------------------------------------
=A0
Phone no----------------------------------------------------------------
=A0
fax and email address-----------------------------------------------------
=A0
Age--------------------------------------------------------------------
=A0
occupation-------------------------------------------------------------
=A0

sex------------------------------------------------------------------------=
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country------------------------------------------------------------------
=A0
As your help me , may God bless you.

Miss joy james
=A0

=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =0A=0A=0A

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