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

From: walter mobio <walmocc@yahoo.com.br>
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 18:09:24 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Consider My Humble Request.


Dear Sir,

My name is Walter Mobio, I know that you will be surprised to receive this message.please consider this message as a request from a family in due need of help, i'm 24years of age, I got your contact through the Cote D'Ivoirian Information exchange {C.I.E} regarding your trustworthiness.

My purpose of contacting you is to help me out of my difficult condition in view of my Father's death, the insurance company where my father have life insurance when he was serving as COTE D'IVOIR CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF before his sudden death durring the last political crisis with the rebel, have decided to pay me the sum amount of thirteen million US DALLAS (13.2million USdollar), as my father's money, but i have a little problem they told me to give them a Foreign Account to pay the Money because the money will be Approved from there corresponding Bank in Canada.

I will like you to reply me back as soon as you receive this mail so that we can discuss the mordalities of the business, i will give you 5% Out of the money and 5% For any little expenses that will spend during the transaction of the money, please as you know i dont have anybody to meet and get foreign Account that is why i contact you please do as God's sent, and may God bless you amen.
Best Regard.
Walter Mobio


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