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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: "From Pablo" <pablo_adjas02@latinmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: pablo_adjas01@latinmail.com
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 17:19:11 +0000
Subject: AIDE HELP

From Pablo Adjas
Dearest one.
My name is Pablo Adjas from Sierria lonne currently living in Cote d' Iviore.My father was a business man who deals on Gold and Diamond before his death in November 2005.
Then this is to introduce you to a project of transfering the sum of ($38.million) thirtyeigth million dollars which is currently deposited in an offshore security company in Europe from here due to the political crisis here in Cote d'iviore.
Please if my proposal is accepted by you, kindly send your informations for further details and directives as I want you to stand on my behalf as my late fathers businnes partner to claim this fund from the security company and have it transfered into your account and to make provissions for me to come over to join you for investments under your supervissions as my guidian since i dont have any bussines idea before.
Best regards
Pablo Adjas

De Pablo Adjas
mon nom est Pablo Adjas et je viens de la sierrialonne qui se trouve en Afrique, mon père etait un homme d'affaires qui s'occupait de l'or et du diamant. Alors c'est de vous présenter dans mon projet de transfer la somme de ($38.million) million de dollars ,maintenant déposée dans une société de valeurs mobilières en Europe due à la crise politique ici. Svp si ma proposition admise avec bonté ,vous envoient à vos informations à autre plus en détail pendant que je veux que vous teniez et ayez les fonds en votre compte avant de partir d'ici.
Les souvenirs Pablo Adjas

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