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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found 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: "kouadio aristide" <aristide_koua01@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: aristide_kouadio50@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 13:24:32 +0100
Subject: FROM : ARISTIDE / JULIET KOUADIO

FROM : ARISTIDE / JULIET KOUADIO
ASSYLUM CAMP ABIDJAN
WEST AFRICA

Attn:
CONFIDENTIAL
Dearest One,

I am ARISTIDE KOUADIO the only son of late former Director of finance,Chief
KOUADIO KANGA Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation. I must confess my
agitation is real, and my words is my bond, in this proposal.My late father
diverted this fund acquired from the over influencing of price of
sales/purchasing of raw materials, now he has deposited the money with BANK
Abidjan BY FIXED EPOSIT FORM,and he attached a strict clause to the fund in
bracket(PAY AS RECEIVED)where we are residing under political assylum with
my younger sister Juliet, my younger sister who is 17 years old.

Now the war in my country is over with the help of ECOMOG soldiers, the
present government of Sierra Leone has revoked the passport of all officers
who served under the former regime and now ask countries to expel such
person at the same time freeze their account and confiscate their asset, it
is on this note that We are contacting you, all we needed from you is to
furnish us with your bank particulars:

1) Account name
2) Account number
3) Bank address, telephone and fax number For you to assist me transfer this
money in your private bank account,the said amount is (Twenty seven Million
Dollars)$27 Million.We are compensating you with 15% of the total money
amount, now all our hope is banked on you and we really wants to invest this
money in your country, were their is stability of Government,political and
economic welfare.

Honestly we want you to believe that this transaction is real and never a
joke. My late father Chief KOUADIO gave me the photocopies of the
certificate of deposit issued to him by BANK on the date of deposit, and he
called me closer to his bed side before his call to glory(R.I.P)that we
should pray to god first,before contacting any foreginer and he warned us
stricly that we should avoid afican men with their greedy and evil mind
since this is the only legacy we are inheriting from him.SIR,this is for you
to be clarified because,We do not expose ourself to anybody We see, We
believe that you are able to keep this transaction secret for me because
this money is the hope of our life, it is important.

Please immediately after you must have gone through our message fill free
and make it urgent. That is the reason why we offered you 15% of the total
money amount, and in case of any other necessary expenses you might incure
during this transaction inluding your telephone calls. N.B Try and negotiate
for us some profitable blue chip investment opportunities which is risky
free which we can invest with this money when it is transferred to your
account and you will be our guiardian, personally

We are interested in estate management and hotel business, please advise
me.Reply me back immediately you receive this message for more
explanation.And promisse me and julieth my younger sister to be a father
considering our situation and not to betray us.

Thanks and God bless,

Best regards

ARISTIE & JULIET KOUADIO

NB: my late father used his foreign business partner as the beneficiary /
next of kin on the day he mad the deposit and also told us that we need a
foreign assistance of a foreigner with a legitimate bank Account abroad who
will stand as co-beneficiary and partner abroad.reply back for more
explanation .

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