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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)
  • "with absolute secrecy" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
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Fraud email example:

From: "Puma Beyanka Solomon" <puma.00014@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <pumabeyankasolomon1988@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:44:00 +0000
Subject: Investment Proposal.




Investment Proposal.From: Miss. Puma Beyanka Solomon.


Dear Sir,Madam.I am sending you this proposal with deep concerned as to beg for help out of my situation,
I apologize if the contents in this mail are contrary to your moral ethics, which I feel may be of great disturbance to your personal life, But please treat with absolute secrecy and personal. I pray that this email reaches you in the best of health. I am Miss Puma Beyanka Solomon, Daughter of (Mr.Camara Solomon) Who where to be one of the Victimes in Rocket Attack in Côte d'Ivoire Recently, we are from Côte d'Ivoire west Africa, my father was a director general of cocoa export corporation before he was killed in plane Attack by Rockets fired at Ivorian Prime Minister plane in rebel stronghold of Bouake on Saturday 30 June 2007.
Hearing the news of my fathers dead lately in the night by his driver,i ran into his bedroom and carried away some important belongings and move it to the interior village for hiding. I latter discovered that the new Ivorian Prime Minister by name (Mr Guillaume Soro) signed a Contract of (10.5Million U.S Dollars) to my late father for the purchasing of Ammunitions.

But unfortunatly my father was killed before he could carry out this assignment ,Now this $10.5Million Dollars is saftly Deposited under a Holding company in Europe by my father through the depositing documents i discovered in his bed room from the important belongings that i carried away, and he declear it as families valuable items. he never told them that bthe contains are money,but registered as families valuable items.
The Depositing Document and the keys are in my position. Please i am contacting you as to assist me clear this money from this Holding Company and be transfered to your account for investment. so that i can continue with my studies, i am a student of 19yrs of age and single, We can discuss your commission as soon as i hear from you.

Thanks,Sincerely,Miss Puma Beyanka Solomon.
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