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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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  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: <adiacharles097@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: adiacharles364@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 00:28:41 +0900 (JST)
Subject: A CRY FOR HELP

Before his death on November 2005, he called me and informed me that he has the sum of Eight Million, Three Hundred thousand dallars. ($8,300,000.00) left in suspense account in one of the leading banks in Africa. He further told me that he deposited the money in my name as the beneficiary. I am just 21years old and a university undergraduate (drop out) and really don't know what to do to transfer this money out which is the subject of deposit.

Please can you help me to handle and transfer this money into your account where it will be safe for me since I don't have the means and knowledge of handling it alone because my wicked uncles who suppose to be of help have stolen everything from me because I am girl and are still after me because of this money.

I am ready to give 20% of the total money because I want this money transfer urgently due to my wicked uncles and political crisis in my country. I shall come over after the transfer to meet you and reside permanently in your country till such a time that it will be convinient for me to return back home if I so desire.

I am also in sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards and your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded especially in the area of investment as I also want to invest the fund under your care because I am ignorant of business world.
Please, if you consider this do get back to me as soon as possible as to proceed on.

Kind Regards,

Miss Adia Charles.




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