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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Jerry Saha" <jerrysaha@msn.com>
Reply-To: jerryonline2020@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 14:54:10 +0000
Subject: i tried to call you please

FUND TRANSFER & INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE
DEAR,
I got your contact in my search for an honest, godlyand trustworthy foreign
partner to assist me transacta rather very lucrative but confidential
business.First, I must introduce myself to you. I am Jerry, a
former aide de camp and cousin to the late President of DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
OF CONGO(DRC)(formerly known as Zaire),LAURENT KABILA. Due to the war raging
in my country then the late President, Laurent Kabila,was using me through
diplomatic means to send money out of the Republic because he had feared
that he might be overthrown or killed at any time. He wanted to provide for
his family.
On this particular occasion the late President gave me the sum of US$3.5M
(THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) to carry
abroad through
Dubai.This money was packed into a SAFE-BOX and brought into dubai by
DIPLOMATIC MEANS.It is here in dubai that the news of the death of the
President reached me, just exactly as he feared. May his soul rest in peace!
After receiving the news of the President's death, l was faced with
deciding on what to do with the US$3.5M (Three Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States
Dollars) in my possession.
I then deposited the SAFE-BOX containing this money in a PRIVATE SECURITY
COMPANY here in Dubai U .A E. as FAMILY VALUABLES, without disclosing
the real content of it to them. My objective now is to invest this money
in a foreign country like yours. I will also appreciate entering into a
profitable joint venture with you after the safe transfer of the money.
I am by this mail asking you to assist me transfer this money to your
personal/corporate account.For your assistance,I shall compensate you with
25% ofthe total sum. I have also set aside 5% of the total sum for expenses
you and l may incur in course of this transaction.The remaining 70% will be
for my family,which you will help us invest. Kindly, contact me by this
email address.I will furnish you with the details of the transaction as
soon as you assure me of your honesty, trust and determination to help me.
Best regards
Jerry.

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