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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: stevenbali@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 00:25:34 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?From=20Steven=2E?=


From Steven Coulibaly.
Abidjan Cote d'ivoire.
phone:0022507074225

My Dear,
I am Steven Coulibaly an accounts clerk with ECOBANK of West Africa-International
Remittance Department which has it´s corporate head office here in Abidjan,Côte
d´Ivoire. The bank involves in disbursement of funds to finance United Nation
projects and common wealth development projects in Africa.

In the course of my duty, I discovered the total sum of USD $8,500,000 (Eightmillion
Five hundred thousand dollars) in cash for disbursement for a contract that
has been concluded. Unfortunately, the beneficiary to that fund is dead.


The fund was deposited in a name of a family with a secret coded number,which
I happened to have in my possession.

I have all the necessary information within my disposal to move this fund
out of the bank for private use without the knowledge of anybody.

The area of assistance required of you is to front you as the Beneficiary,so
that the fund can be retrieved for onward transfer to your designated bank
account overseas.
I shall provide you with detailed information on how to execute this transaction
upon receipt of your reply.

I have mapped out 30% for you, 65% for me and 5%forreimbursement of both
parties for expenses incurred during the pendency of the transaction.
Be rest assured that there is no risk involved.Contact me through the above
Email and phone number because of the confidentiality required. I hope to
hear from you soon. Thanks and God bless you.

Yours faithfully,

Steven Coulibaly.




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