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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: hope peter <hopepeter07@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <hopemike1@walla.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:14:59 -0700
Subject: REPLY RESPONCE TO CONFIDENTIAL!!



01 BP 06 DANANI ABIDJAN,COTE D'IVOIRE,
REPLY RESPONCE TO CONFIDENTIAL.
Dearest One,With warm heart i offer my friendship and greetings, and Ihope this mailmeets you in good time. However strange or surprising thiscontact mightseem to you as i have not met personally or had anydealings in the past, i am humbly ask that yoidence, as wemake this proposal to you as a person of integrity.First and foremost i wish to introduce my self properlyto you. My name is HOPE PETER and I am the only child ofLate mr Sam Malheiro PETER leader of UNITA (National Unionfor the Total Independence of Angola)As led by my instinct, I selected your email address fromChambers of Commerce in Cote D Voire in My search for apartner, hence this is the only way to get a partner to helpme because i am on the run because of government of mycountry who kill my father. My Father (Mentor) was killedin a battle with governmentforces of Angola,led by President Dos Santos, on Friday 22ndFebruary 2003. After his death,Mr.Antonio Dembo who was hissecond in command, assumed office as leader of UNITA, due tolack of the Charisma my Father had carried the party with inDembo,there was chaos and struggle for leadership.Prominentmembers like Carlos Morgado lobbied to depose him and assumeoffice as leader to enrich themselves and some of them whosaw me as a threat to their ambitions, including Mr. Dembo, planned to kill me.The tension and confusion in UNITA become uncontrollablewhen Mr. Dembo died 10days afterI secretly left Angola and came here (Abidjan) to seekpolitical asylum. Through the help of an old friend of mythat help me to come to Cote D'ivoire. I am sincerelyproposing to you to render me your highly needed assistancein respect to safekeeping some of my Father's money thatarose from diamonds sales. This money Five Million United State Dollar($5.000.000.00)which was depositedin a financial institute here in Cote D' ivoire, Since 2002before the tragic incidentof my Father's death occurred.President Dos Santos has lobbied the International Communityto freeze myFather's assets and accounts abroad, to ground UNITA, andhas already donethis in Angola. I plan to use this money to safeguard myfuture,it is very essential that you understand that thekind of trust and confidence I want to put in you isextraordinary, and an act of desperation on my part becauseof eletion that coming up soon in this country where i amnow (cote d'ivoire), in order not to lose this money. Also,ensure that this contact with you should be treated withutmost secrecy. PLease I am Honourably seeking for yourassistance in the following ways.1)TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BEDEPOSITED IN YOURCOUNTRY2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM A GIRLOF22 yrs3)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRYAFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN DELIVERD TO YOU.4)YOUR PASSPORT NUMBER,PRIVET PHONE NUMBER AND FAX, Moreover , I am willing to offer your 20% of the total sumas compesationfor your effort /input after the successful transfer of thisfund to your Norminated account overseas.This transaction should be completed immediately dependingon your promptresponse. I thank you in advance as we anticipate yourassistance in enablingmy achieve this goal....Thank's and God bless you.Sincerly,HOPE PETER
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