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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "million united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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: Joe Modu <sgtjoemodu@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <sgtjoemodu@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:47:47 +0200
Subject: Top Confidential Proposal.



Top Confidential Proposal.From: Major Joe Modu.
First, I am Major Joe Modu,From the Federal Republic of Cote d'Iviore,incharge of the 38th artilary Brigade in Buake,Abidjan Cote d'Iviore.

During the past conflict in our country which has lasted for almost six years, we are on the opposite side of the government fighting for our right and the right of thousands of Ivorien citizens, but the government and other international communities sees us as rebels which we are not.

In the cause of my service, I was in charge of the importations of arms from Iran and other countries which I do not have the zeal to discuss in this mail for now.
Brief Explanation Please:

For more than three decades after independence under the leadership of our first president, Felix Houphouet-Boigny, Our Country has been known of its religious and ethnic harmony and its well-developed economy.

All this ended when the late Robert Guei led a coup which toppled Felix Houphouet-Boigny's successor, Henri Bedie, in 1999. Mr Bedie fled, but not before planting the seeds of ethnic discord by trying to stir up xenophobia against Muslim northerners, including his main rival, Alassane Ouattara.

This theme was also adopted by Mr Guei, who had Alassane Ouattara banned from the presidential election in 2000 because of his foreign parentage, and by the only serious contender allowed to run against Mr Guei, Laurent Gbagbo.

When Mr Gbagbo replaced Robert Guei after he was deposed in a popular uprising in 2000, violence replaced xenophobia.

Scores of Mr Ouattara's supporters were killed and we the opposition party called for new elections but it did not hold. In September 2002 our troop planned for a harmless mutiny but because of unforeseen event it escalated into a full-scale civil war,Thousands were killed in the conflict. Not Until the present a final peace has been restored which was inaugurated on the 30th of July 2007.

Now our leader has fully joined the government as the prime minister but before this final arrangement was many many of my men has been arrested and since I have been earlier instructed for payment of some arms which I have not them remited the money to our clients and sensing what is going on, I secretly deposited this money at a security company here and for security reason, I made the security company to understand that the content of the box deposited with them is family valuables and it is for onwards shipment to my foreign partner.

Now a final peace is in our country now, while the Government in power next step is to look for the opossition army and send them to jail.

I do not want to spent the rest of my life this way, but I need your help to receive this consignment as my foreign partner and I am ready to give you 35% of the total fund which is 21 Million United State dollars.
All I need from you is your absolute understanding and confidentiality. I am presently under cover but I do not know how long it will take them to locate where am I with my only son (19 years) who survived in the war.

If you are willing to partner with me in this mutual business, please do not hesitate in replying back so that I will give you more details concerning the deposit and claim procedures. I will like to speak with you over the phone before we can proceed without any delay.

I await for your immediate response. Thank you and May Allah bless us.
Thank you for your understanding.

Major Joe Modu
Abidjan Cote d'Iviore.
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