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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:
  • "transferred into your bank account" (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)
  • "hundred thousand u.s dollars" (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)
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Fraud email example:

From: shidi musah <shidi_musah34@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <shidi_musa01@myway.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:21:37 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT PLEACE



The Chief Auditor/Information manager,In-Charge of Foreign UnitAfrican Development Bank Group,Ouaga. Burkina-Faso.

Dear Good Friend,

I am MR shidi musa, The Chief Auditor/Information Manager, In-Charge of ForeignUnit of our bank and i have had the intent to contact you over this financialtransaction/transfer worth the sum of Twenty Nine Million Two Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars (US$29.2M)for our progress and richness.This is an abandoned sum that belongs to our late foreign customer (an International Billionaire French Businessman) who died in plane crash disaster since three years ago along with his wife.
I was opportuned to see the deceased deposit file bearing this huge amountof money when i was inspecting the dated and current customers files in otherto sign and submit to the entire bank management for an official validation/ re-documentation against the statement approval to the account holdersfor the year. In a swift investigation carried out by me, i found out thatnon of the deceased relative is aware of the abandoned fund except his late wife. As a result of that, it is an extremely confidential matter between me and you.Hence you are a foreigner to our country,

you are authorized by our Bankinglaw to apply and claim the fund into your account as the NEXT-OF-KIN to thedeceased. For assisting me to get the fund transferred into your bank account,the ratio of 40% of the total sum is for your share whereas 60% is for meas business pioneer.
Please i need your urgent response on assurance of trust that you will notdeny my right of the share once the fund gets into your account because iam a poor civil servant who depend on little monthly salary. That you arethe one who will help me to get visa to your country immediately i resignfrom my work on the instant of the transfer intoyour account.
If you are realy sure of your integerity, trustworthy, and confidentiality,reply urgently and to prove that, include your particulars as follows.
Private telephone and fax numbers?..........Country of Origin?.................................Your occupation?..................................Your official age?...................................Your passport or ID card number?..............
In sincerity,Mrshidi musa.
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