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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: "GEORGE KOUADJO" <georgekouadjo2006@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: george_kouadjo_2006@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2006 21:35:29 +0200
Subject: I am GEORGE KOUADJO.Please kindly assist me

GEORGE KOUADJO
28 Boulevard latrille,
Deux plateau,
Abidjan,
Ivory Coast.
Tel:0022506098605

Goodevening.
My name is GEORGE KOUADJO,I am resident in Abidjan the capital city of Ivory Coast.I am presently in a refugee camp here in abidjan.
I urgently want to acquire properties (THREE BIG HOUSES or more) because I want to relocate my myself out of this war torn country for safety and also to start a new life.
My parents are no more living but they have left some tangible amount of money for me.They have left the sum of 6,5million dollars for me.(Six million,five hundrend thousand us dollars.)

I am 16 and a half years old.
I want to also present you to my bank as my guardian since i am still not up to 25 years old.

This is according to the agreement my late father entered with the bank and ordered that i must be twenty five years old before i can have access to the money but that incase of his death,i can present a guardian of my choice to the bank and the bank can let such individual have access and manage the money for me until i reach the age of 25 years.I went to the bank after his death to try and withdraw money for my use and i found out about all what i am telling you now.


This is the reason why i need you now to assist me so that i can leave this country to come and live with you and continue my studies while you will help me invest the money until i reach the age of 25 years.
Please contact me as soon possible for it is very urgent.

God bless you.
Regards,
GEORGE KOUADJO

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