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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.
  • prince_babara55@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "Prince Babara Jr." <prince_babara55@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 09:46:01 +0200
Subject: PERSONAL LETTER


Name; Prince Babara Jr
Abidjan Ivory Coast in West Africa
Email;prince_babara55@yahoo.fr
Hello; Attention.
I have Decided to get in touch with you,to see if you can help me solve my problem. My name is Prince Babara Jr. .My father had lost his life in the course of the Political crisis in Abidjan-Cote d'Ivoire.My Late father Chief Mrs Patrick Babara willed in cash, the sum of $14.3M USD which hedeposited in a bank here in Cote D'ivoire in suspence account.in Abidjan in west Africa, with enabling conditionalities for the release of the fund which are
as follows:
1) To assist me in retriving this money from the bank.
2) To serve as the guardian of this fund.
3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a residential permit 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 to your nominated account overseas.

Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within (72) working banking houres this fund will signify into your acount.
I expect your urgent response including your addresses, your telephone and fax number.
Thanks for expected cooperation.
My regards,
Prince Babara Jr.

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