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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 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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Tomas Traore <tomastraore2000@terra.com.ve>
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:31:31 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-15?Q?Dear_Friend......................_I_really_need_your_u?=
=?iso-8859-15?Q?rgent_reply.__?=




Greetings,

I sourced your e-mail address from the internet directory as we have not previously known each other. However, every relationship begins one day I am Eng. Tomas Traore, the site inspection director with the ministry of works and construction and I work directly with the Minister in charge of the Ministry here in Republic of Sudan.

I awarded a contract for IRRIGATION to a Portuguese firm worth several millions of dollars a few years ago. In the course of executing the project the firm discovered large gold deposit in one of the construction sites. Being the site director I collaborated with the firm in the mining of the gold on a mutual agreement to share the proceeds out of which I got a share of $9.4 million dollars.

As an ordinary director and a mere civil servant in this small war torn country, I cannot introduce this funds into the banking system here considering my meager monthly income as well as the code of conduct guidelines regulating civil service here in my country, Sudan. Presently Sudan is engulfed in a civil crisis and as this crisis intensified by the day, I decided to leave with my family but firstly have succeeded in moving this fund out of Sudan under diplomatic cover.

I am therefore soliciting for your co-operation to take delivery of this fund into your custody for any profitable investment that will be mutually beneficial. I will be able to arrange all necessary procedures to ensure smooth movement of this funds until you are in control of it. Please let me know if you are interested by return mail and also include your full names and contact telephone number to enable me call you. I will provide you with necessary details as soon as you indicate appreciable interest to deal. Thanks and God bless

Regards,

Eng. Tomas Traore






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