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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: owo david <owod004@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <kevin_owo@myway.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 15:58:18 +0000
Subject: From Mr Kevin and Miss Owo Shabangu



From Mr Kevin and Miss Owo Shabangu Rue 6 BP 01 Cocody AbidjanCote D Ivorie.Email:keven_owo@sify.comTel:+22501022759

Urgent From Shabangu's Family!
I am Mr Kevin Shabangu And my younger sister owo Shabangu of the sameparents, This is after our fasting and prayer period and with duedeliberation with myself and my younger sister, We decided to contactyou for your assistance in standing as a Gurdianpartner/Co-beneficiary to the sum of US$5 Millon (Five Million United States Dollars Only) deposited by our late Mother MRS SUSAN SHABANGU in a Bank in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast),before her death,
Our Late Mother Mrs. Susan Shabangu was the Deputy Minister of Safetyand Security of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April1996.Vice-Chairperson of the National Labour and DevelopmentInstitute. Member of the African National Congress (ANC) SteeringCommittee, under the President of South Africa MR THABO MBEKI.
Visit our late mother's profile http://www.info.gov.za/gol/gcis_profile.jsp?id=1066
After the swearing in ceremony making our mother the Deputy Ministerof Minerals and Energy, Our late mother Mrs Susan Shabangu died whileshe was on a trip to Trinidad and Tobago by unknown gun men believedto be hired assasination, She told us that she had some funds amountedto the sum of US$5 Million which she deposited in a bank in AbidjanCote D'Ivoire.
This fund emanated as a result of over-invoiced contract which she executed with the Government of South Africa while in office.
Our late mother deposited the $5M in a Bank in ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIREand used me as the Next of Kin as his only son.
We have gone to Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire(Ivory Coast)and located the bankand we want to front you as our Gurdian to the bank so that you willassist us and receiving the money into your bank account and after thetransfer, we are coming over to your country to start up a new lifewith you.
We want your kind assistance in receiving this money from the bank inCote D'Ivoire to your personal bank account.You are expected to actfast in concluding this transaction as our situation is getting out ofhand in Abidjan.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THIS IS A SECRET BETWEEN YOU,MYSELF AND MYYOUNGER SISTER AND NO OTHER PERSON SHOULD KNOWS ABOUT THIS BUSINESS TOAVIOD ANY BODY FROM ABIDJAN AND OUR COUNTRY SOUTH AFRICA KNOWING OURWHERE ABOUT AS WE ARE AFRAID AS WE DON'T KNOW WHO EXACTLY THAT KILLEDOUR MOTHER AND WHO IS ALSO AFTER OUR LIVES AS WE ARE STRONGLY ADVICEDBY OUR LATE MOTHER BEFORE HER FINAL BREATH ON THE EARTH THAT WE SHOULDMOVE OUT TO ABIDJAN WHERE THE MONEY WAS DEPOSITED AND LOOK FOR ARELIABLE SOMEONE IN FOREIGN COUNTRY WHO WILL ASSIST US AND INVEST THEMONEY AND WE SHOULD MAPED OUT SOME PERCENTAGE.
KINDLY GET BACK TO US AND PLEASE KEEP IT WITHIN YOURSELF.
For your assistance,We are offering you 15% of the total sum.However,you have to assure us that you will be our HONEST AND TRUST WORTHYGURDIAN and you will not elope with the money.
If you agree to assist us, kindly as a matter of urgency send us anemail urgently.
We will like you to send us the followings
1.Your full name and address2.Your private telephone and fax number3.Your age
As soon as we receive the above details from you,We will submit it tothe bank for the transfer of the money to your bank account.
Please we do not need to remind you of the need for absolute Confidentiality if this transaction must succeed. YOU MUST NOT TELLANY BODY ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION!.
Please reply us directly to my private email address and above as
follows,
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.
Waiting for your reply.
Yours lovely orphans
Mr Kevin & Miss Owo Shabangu
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