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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: amina malo <maloamina@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 13:42:09 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM Madam Aminata Malo



FROM Madam Aminata Malo

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

WEST AFRICA


Dear Friend,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into
business relationship with you.
I am Mrs Aminata Malo, the wife of late Mr Polycarp Malo. My husband was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast, my husband was poisoned to death by his business associates in one of their outings on a business trip.We had only our beloved son by name Diamond,who is only 19 years and he still in school before my husband died.

Before the death of my husband on January 2005 in a private hospital here in Abidjan, he secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has the sum of eight million, three hundred
thousand US dollars (US$8,300,000) left in a fixed /suspense account in one of the prime banks here in Abidjan, that he used my name as his only wife for the next of kin in depositing the fund.
He left the beneficiary's name withheld. He told them that it belongs to his friend who is a foreigner.He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business assocaites, That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purposes, I want you to assist me in clearing this fund by acting as the foreigner who is my husband's friend and the beneficiary of the fund. I will want to use this fund for an investment purpose and also further my son's studies


I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:


(1)To assist me to clear this fund from the BANK and transfer it to your account successfully.


2) To serve as a guardian and beneficiary of this fund as I am only a woman.

3) To make arrangement for me and my son,Diamond to come over to your country and further our educations and to secure a resident permit for me in your country.

Moreover, I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after
the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account overseas and 5% for expenses.

Furthermore, you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would
be concluded within fourteen (14) days you signify interest to assist us.

Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Thanks and God bless!
Madam Aminata Malo






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