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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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  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: ubaka leonard <leoubaka3@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: leoubaka1@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 03:31:43 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From leonard please very urgent


Dear Sir,
I am Leonard Ubaka the only son of Dr Moses Ubaka of Magburaka
district of Sierra leone.my father was a wealthy traditional chief who
was murdered because of his refusal to sponsor or take sides with the warring
politicians in my country. during the heat of the civil war crises, my
father had made arrengement for my mother, me and my sister to take refuge in
Abidjan Cote`d Ivoire ,my father choose to stay behind due to his position as
a traditional chief and it cost him his life.
Ever since we left freetown my country`s capital life has not been the
same.Recently my mother got very ill on her sick bed before she died
she revealed to me that 11.5 Million dollars was deposited in a bank on
my behalf .I have gone to the bank to claim the money but was told by the
bank manager that though the money belongs to me,but it is only my
father`s foreign partner who my father entrusted with the power to oversee my
welfare and invest on my behalf can have appropiate access untill i
have good business knowledge. Please,i want you to be my father`s recommended
foreign partner as to enable me transfer this money to you country,your
helping me will solve my surffrings and that of my sister.I will also like to
live and school in your country,If you oblige to help us,we are willing to
give you 15 Percent of the total money.please write back on your indication
of your intrest to help me then i will give you every details and
information concern the deposit,then we will arrange for the transfer of the money
into your account.
thanks, looking forward to hear from you.
Leonard and sister.
(telephone 0022507044894)


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