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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:
  • "million british pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "john william" <johnwilliam_245@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: Mrjohn_william1@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 08 May 2007 22:11:48 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS TRANSACTION.

From: Dr John william

 

I am a staff of a Bank hear in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.I am writing following an oppurtunity in my office that will be of imense benefit to both of us. In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of 9.5million British Pounds Sterling (Nine Million Five  Hundred Thousand  British Pounds Sterling) in an account that belong to one of our foreign customers,former Guinea-Bissau army chief killed (General Verissimo Correia Seabre)I Refer you to this website for its detail

(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3720218.stm

Now the bank has been waiting for any of the relatives to come-up for the claim but nobody has done that.I personally know that no-one will come because the only once that knows of this where killed along side with him and being his finacial advicer,i know all about this deposit.He agreed with the bank that he or the foreign partner will come for the transfer of the funds on a later date.I seek your consent to present you as the foreign partner to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.

 

This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages, 60% to me and 40% to you.. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest Co-operation,Confidentiality and Trust to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please, provide me the following:

 

1 1. Full Name
2. Your Telephone Number
3. Your Contact Address.

 

Your urgent response will be highly anticipated and appreciated.Note that your delay in reply will give me room to source for another individual for the same purpose.

Best regards

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