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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: elise alfred <elise1alfred@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:46:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Partner.


Dear Partner.

Good day ,i am glad to inform you that I have
successfully transferred the funds under the
co-operation of a new partner from Uk, presently i am
in Uk for some investment projects with my own share
of the total sum.
Meanwhile, I did not forget all your past efforts and
attempts to assist me in transferring the funds
despite that it failed us some how along the way. Now
I will like you to contact my secretary who is
currently in Africa, his name is Mr.Egwu Atu
email:(egwu1@o2.pl) And ask him to send you
the total sum of $500.000.00 USD Bank Draft which I
kept for you, for your compensation for all the past
efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter i
will never easily forget all your passt efforts to
assist no matter that i was not able to get it
concluded with you.
I appreciated all your efforts at that time very much.
So feel free and get in touch with my secretary
Mr.Egwu Atu and instruct him where to send the Bank
Draft to you.
Please do let me know immediately you receive it so
that we can share the joy after all the sufferies at
that time. In the moment,I am very busy here in Uk
London because of the investment projects i also want
to let you know that i purchased i parcel of Land here
which by Grace of God am trying to put up some
structure which me and my new partners are having at
hand.
Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to
my secretary on your behalf in respect to that matter
as well, So feel free to get in touch with him in
respect to that so that he will send the BANK DRAFT
to you without any delay.
Yours faithfully.
Elise Alfred



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