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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic immunity"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "w_guei74" <w_guei74@babbalu.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 04:15:58 -0500
Subject: Reply back

Dear,

With whole confidence and belief,my thought saw yourname,as
a reliable person to co-operate in joint venture
partnership.

I am,Williams Guei,from Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire(Ivory
Coast)the son of General Robert Guei, who died on 19
September 2002,during the military coup'detat. As a former
Head of State My Father acquired and deposited two
diplomatic boxes
with Continental security company in Ghana, containing $15
million US Dollars each US$30M in all (Thirty million united
states dollars in all)including other vital family
valueables.

Before he died arrangement was on,for him to move this money
to (Overseas) through a Diplomatic Immunity by the Security
Company.I am therefore contacting you for an assistant so
that the consignment should be claimed from Continental
security Company.If you can't be here in person for the
collection of the consignment/fund,you can instruct
Continental security company to use there Diplomatic
Immunity to ship the consignments to your nominated country
oversea.

Note that the company did not know the exact contents of the
boxes,it was rather labelled/registered as family valuables
for security reason. I will also need your assistance for
investing the money in your country i shall be sending you
all the documents issued to my late father by Continental
Security Comapny after your acceptance,my mother and I have
agreed to compensate you with 30% from the total Sum.Please
note that time is not on our side.

I will appreciate if you can get in touch with me as soon as
possible so that I can give you more nformation about my
proposals.You should be assured that there is nothing to
worry about,as all the arrangements will be handled legally
and we will be here to guide and advise you on what to do
till the consignmet gets to your postion.

You are to give us guarantee that the boxes will be well
secured on reaching your position and that you will not take
advantage of our situation nor seat on the fund.

I will stop here until i hear positively from you.

Williams Guei,
(for the family)

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