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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)
  • "million 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)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: diddier kone <didierkone01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <didierkone2@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:27:38 -0400
Subject: LET ME HEAR FROM YOU..




From: Dr. DIDDIER KONEChairman, Seven (7) Man Presidential Panel/PublicDebt Committee On Foreign Contract PaymentsAbdijan cOTE De Ivoire, West AfricaOffice Email: didierkone2@yahoo.comWITH DUE RESPECTI am the chairman of Seven (7) Man Presidential Panel, on oreign Contract Awards And Payment Recommendation. This panel as set up and empowered by three factors: The President Of COTE De Ivoire, Members of G-34 and the Honorable Members of the Judicial Panel, to review and subsequently recommend for payments all duly executed contracts awarded to "Foreign Contractors" between 2001 - 2006 fiscal year.Precisely five months back, we discovered an over-invoiced contract sum to the tone of One Hundred Million United States (Dollars USD$100,000,000.00). We further traced the origin of this sum and thus, found out that it was deliberately over-invoiced by the then "Contract Awarding Committee" before they were dissolved.As it stands now, we are very confident that the Government has no knowledge of this sum; neither does the dissolved committee have access to the said sum again. We still have almost one year to conclude duty and it is only then that we shall give official reports and probably refer this over-invoiced contract sum back to the Federal Government’s purse.It is in the light of this that my colleagues and myself decided to confidently contact you urgently so that we could perfectly present you or your company as one of the "Foreign Contractors" that executed a contract for the IVORY cOAST Government, and we hall recommend only $10 Million United States Dollars (USD$10,000,000.00) to be delivered to you live in your country by DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE, WHICH WE WOULD ARRANGE WITH TO DELIVER THIS MONEY CASH TO YOU in your country or any other country you may want the Diplomatic Courier Company to deliver the money sealed and packaged to you.Thereafter, we shall refer back to the Government's purse the balance of NINETY Million Dollars (USD$90,000,000.00). We have carefully worked out the strategies to secure all the necessary DOCUMENTS in your name and there is no room for failure, BECAUSE, we are still at the head of Contract Review And Payments Recommendation, and it is only our reports that count.If we have understood ourselves and believed with trust that we could do this DEAL together and move this sum of TEN Million Dollars (USD$10,000,000.00) TO YOU, then forward to us urgently the following;1. Your full names 2. Your confidential address 3. The airport nearest to you 4. Your direct Telephone and fax numbers. 5. your Age6. Your company name/positionWe shall further discuss and agree on the percentage sharing as soon as we hear from you affirmatively. Note: that we have closed every track that might lead to any trace ofthis fund.Sincerely,Dr. DIDDIER KONE,Chairman Presidential Panel,On Foreign Contract Review And Payment Recommendations,Abdijan COTE De Ivoire, West Africa.NB: Strictly forward all future e-mail correspondence todidierkone2@yahoo.comfor proper attention and quick response to your consideration.
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