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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)
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Fraud email example:

From: Mani Willy <talk2maniwilly4free@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: mani_willy4real@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 06:13:15 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: For your kind respond


Dear,

My name is Mani Willy, first I must solicit for your confidence and approval considering the fact that we don't know each other before.

I am the son of late Chief Dwilliams, who was a politician and hail from Gagnoa a Village in Cote d'Ivoire, my father was attacked by the R D R rebel on his way to Daloa village in the northern part of the Country and due to the sustained injuries he died somedays later.
I was born in a family of three two boys and a girl though I lost my brother and sister during the political crisis,the sum of Ten Million Seven hundred Thousand Dollars (USD$10.7M) was deposited with a prime Bank in Cote D'Ivoire and as the only surviving child,I am the next of kin.

I am writing to inform you of my desire to invest, and continue my Education in your country.presently I am staying 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 it is dangerous to invest in my Country due to the market instabilities coupled with economic and political situation.


I urge you to help me recieve and invest my inheritance while I will come over to your Country and start a new life under your care in your country. I will give you 15% of the total amount which will be for your kind gesture and assitance through out the duration of the transfer, last, I urge you to keep this message strictly confidential as no one knows my where about.please as you show your willingness, send me your full name, home address , Tel/Fax number and a copy of your picture or passport to build a mutal relationship between us and I will do same in my next email.

Thanks.
Mani Willy.



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