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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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: vincent diara <vincent_diara003@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: vincent_diara000@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:45:00 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Kind respond

Dear,

First I must solicit for your confidence and approval considering the fact that we don't know each other before.
My name is Vincent Diara, I am the son of late Chief Collins Diara who was the former paramount ruler of Saradungu Village of Sierra-Leone, my father was attacked by the R U F rebel on his way to Lucia a northern part of
Sierra-Leone and sustained injuries and died three day later.
Before his death, he revealed to me that he deposited with a prime Bank in Cote D'Ivoire the sum of Eight Million Five hundred Thousand Dollars (USD$8.5M).
I am writing to inform you of my desire to invest, and continue my Education in your country.Presently I am staying in a hotel in Abidjan till my inheritance has been transferred to any foreign account which I as the next of kin shall provide.
Therefore I want you to help me transfer and invest this money in your country, because my father told me that it is dangerous to invest in Africa due to the market instabilities coupled with economic and political situation in Africa.

I urge you to make a good arrangement for a joint business investment on my behalf in your country. I have agreed that 20% of the total amount will be for your effort and another 10% to cover all the expenses that may incur during the business transaction, Last, I urge you to keep this
transaction
strictly confidential as no one knows my where about. Please as you
show your willingness, forward to me your full name, address and
Tel/Fax number.
Thanks. May God bless you as you assist me,

Vincent Diara,




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