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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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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • jane_bukah01@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "jane bukah" <jane_bukah@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 12:12:52 +0100 (CET)
Subject: HELLO FRIEND!


DEAR SIR,

I AM MISS JANE BUKAH,28 YEARS OF AGE AND A MODEL BY PROFESSION. I AM
COMPELLED TO WRITE YOU THIS PRIVATE MESSAGE BECAUSE I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE IN A FAMILY MATTER THAT IS VERY PRESSING TO ME.

MY LATE FATHER,MR.GREGORY BUKAH,WAS THE FORMER AID TO PRESIDENT LAUREN GBAKPOR OF MY COUNTRY, COTE D'IVORE ON POLITICAL MATTERS AND A SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE PRESIDENT ON REBEL ACTIVITIES IN THE COUNTRY,UNTIL HIS UNFORTUNATE DEATH ON THE 23RD OF MARCH THIS YEAR.THE REBELS CAME TO OUR HOUSE ON THIS FATEFUL DAY,DESTROYED OUR HOUSE AND TOOK MY FATHER AWAY.THE FOLLOWING TWO DAYS, MY FATHER'S LAWYER CAME AND INFORMED ME THAT MY FATHER HAD BEEN KILLED BY REBELS AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO LEAVE MY COUNTRY IMMEDIATELY FOR MY DEAR LIFE WHICH I DID.

BUT,BEFORE I COULD LEAVE TO NIGERIA,MY FATHER'S LAWYER GAVE ME THE
DEPOSIT PAPERS OF AN AMOUNT MY FATHER DEPOSITED WITH A BANK IN EUROPE.HE GAVE ME THE CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE BANK AND INSTRUCTED ME TO LOOK FOR AN HONEST INVESTOR ABROAD WHO WILL ASSIST ME RECEIVE THIS MONEY IN HIS/HER ACCOUNT AND INVEST IT IN HIS/HER COUNTRY FOR ME SINCE I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY MANAGEMENT BUSINESS OF ANY KIND IN MY LIFE BEFORE.THEREFORE, I AM CONTACTING YOU FOR THIS PURPOSE. ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS YOUR TRUST AND HONESTY TO KEEP THIS MONEY SAFE FOR ME IN YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY AND TO ASSIST ME COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY WHEN THIS IS DONE.THE AMOUNT IS FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS.I HAVE DECIDED THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE A 20% OF THE MONEY WHEN IT IS FINALLY TRANSFERED TO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY.

I WILL SEND YOU MORE INFORMATION AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR REPLY. PLEASE SEND YOUR REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL:{ jane_bukah01@yahoo.com },FROM WHERE I CAN SEND YOU THE DEPOSIT PAPERS AND MORE INFORMATIONS ON THIS ISSUE.

I WILL BE EXPECTING YOUR SINCERE AND HONEST REPLY.

YOURS SINCERELY,

MISS JANE BUKAH.


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