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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: wumi abdul abdul <wumiabdul91@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 13:27:00 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: READ WITH UNDERSTANDING FROM MISS WUMI ABDUL




Dear sir

Thanks for your prompt respond over my mail I am sicking for your assistance to get retrieved of this money out of the company were my late father deposited this money as family valuables for security reason. The company were my late father deposited this fund
does not know the content of this box, It was registerd as family valuable for safety reason
I will give you more Informations about this transaction until when I here from you, I will need your assistance in various ways to help me contact the security company and tell them to make the delivery of this consignment to your country so that I and my
junior brother will join you in the sense of investing this fund in your country.
as one who will help us to carry out our dream and finally be part of this fund with reward which we are able to offer you with all our sincere mind.

Now if you come to our rescue I will be very glad more especially when you retrieved this fund from here and get to your country, you will help us to get good education and we will follow you in part of investing this fund in a well lucrative business such as real estate
that,you will advice with your advance view that will be fetching us reasonable and stand as our guardian, I will like to have your answer then I will give you
the contact of the company for you to contact them, Mean while is obvious that you will be seeing what is going on in ivory coast as a result of political
problem you will see that we are not save in this country and this fund is only what we can boast of so I will like you to help us get this fund retrieved
from the company and get it delivered to your country.
Will it be possible for you to come down here for this transaction or not?
When I here from you I will despatches to you the contact of the security company were this fund is deposited.

I wait to have your response believing that you can
share this little problem with us and have us as one of your family. send us your telephone so that we can have oral discussion about this transactions.
Thanks
Remain bless in the Lord.
MISS WUMI ABDUL



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