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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: blossom michael <blossommichael209@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:42:09 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Mrs Mrs blossom michael


From Mrs blossom michael
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire
West Africa
Dear Freind,
I am Mrs blossom michael the wife of late former Director of Finance, Dr
Steven michael, Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation. I must
confess my agitation is real, and my words is my bond, in this proposal. My
late husband diverted this money meant for purchase of ammunition, for
my country, during peak of disastrous civil war in my country, now he has
deposited the money in a bank in Abidjan, where I am residing under
political asylum with my son steven junior michael.
Now the war in the my country is over with the help of ECOMOG solders,
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 not that I am contacting you, all I needed from you
is to assist me transfer this money in your private bank account, the said
amount is $6.5 000.000.00M (six million five Hundred us dollars).
I am compensating you with 25% of the total amount,and 3% miscellanous
now all my hope is banked on you and I really wants to invest this money in
your country, were there is stability of Government, political and economic
welfare. Honestly I want you to believe that, this transaction is real and
never a joke.
My late husband Dr Steven michael gave me the Certificate of Deposit
issued to him by the bank on the date of deposit, for you to be clearified
because, I do not expose my self to anybody I see, I believed that you will
be able to keep this transaction secret for me because this money is the
hope of myself and my son life, it is important.
Feel free and make it urgent. NB: try and negotiate for me some profitable
blue chip investment opportunities which is risk free which I can invest this
money when it is transferred to your account, please advice me further.
Thanks and God bless
Best Regard
Mrs Mrs blossom michael/Son


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