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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:
  • "million united states 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Henri Sanogo <ahhenri@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <henri.sano@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2007 22:59:20 +0000
Subject: Good News



Hello Dear ,Please this is a top secret and an open business of mine,which is %100 risk free that I want to confide in you .Greetings to you and other members of your family.Four(4)years ago, I was the minister of Works and housing in my country Ivory Coast. During my regime,there was a contract of $19,000,000.00 USD(Nineteen Million United States Dollars) . which was awarded to one German contractor Mr.Moris Fischer to rehabilitate the Government house,Ministers and senators quarters. But this project was not executed after paying him $2,000,000.00 USD as his first installment. due to the 2002 crisis that came up in the country that year that made the German Contractor to live the country out of fear. Here is the news on the web .http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3567349.stmDuring the war, I as the minister of works,diverted the balance of $17,000,000.00 USD(Seventeen Million United States Dollars) to a finance/security firm which I will disclose to you later.Meanwhile,this aforementioned contract was later completed last year by another government. Am so happy to announce to you that nobody else is aware of the existence of this fund anymore except me . I now want to use this money to buy a house and start up a business all in your country.On your assistance I shall offer you 20% of this money. I hereby seek your assistance and sincerity to apply for the release of this money to you in your country as my foreign business associate whom I made the deposit on his behalf.Because, I deposited it to the firm to be claimed by my foreign business partner who is the rightful beneficiary. All further guidelines will be given to you on your acceptance to work this out with me for the benefit of both of us.Yours faithfullyEx-Minister of Works and Housing .Mr. Henri Sanogo
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