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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:
  • "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: <p_c_assoh@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 19:02:16 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Message From Miss Prisca Assoh

I will forward to you the complete contacts of my Attorney when I will be forwarding the agreement to you for your opinion on it. I really want to invest in the areas of Real Estate Development and also to further my education in your country.

There's no risk involved in this transaction. This is a kind of personal inherittance from my late father. Sequel to this, I will be ready to forward to you the prove of the existence and availability of this consignment fund currently under the custody of a leading Security Company there in
Abidjan Ivory Coast (LIONGATE SECURITIES S.A.R.L.) for your perusal and confirmation if you advise me with your private telephone and fax numbers to enable me transmit these documents to you.

Please be informed that I will like to finalise this transaction with you legally and legitimately to the last letter and I do hope you will not mind it that way. Sequel to this therefore, I will be going to meet with one of the famous Attornies here who will be drafting an investment agreement
that will be between you and me and immediately the draft is out, I will advise it to you for your opinion on it before we can sign the original.

All the documents relating to the fund is there and speaks for it'self. With this I don't think you will have problems in your country. Actually, an account will need to be opened on both sides where this money will be lodged but the most important thing to do now is to clear the consignment from
the Security Company. The beneficiary of the consignment will have to be changed from the "Foreign Partner" my late father put, to your name and address.

All these things will manifest in the investment agreement coming up soon. Even the percentage I will assign to you, you will find it in the investment agreement coming up soon.

Please help me accord this transaction with the due confidentiality it demands. I appreciate it if you will respond to me as soon as possible.

May God Bless You while I expecting your immediate response.

Kind regards.

Miss Prisca Assoh.






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