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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: godwin amiri <g_am014@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <godwin44ga@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:58:35 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE PLEASE.



Dear Friend,
It is my sincere pleasure as at the moment to exhibit my total trust bestowed on you in accordance to my partnership relationship with you, which I am fully convinced of Irrespective of my ascertion that you really welcome my partnership with you in thistransaction, otherwise being very skeptical about dealing with Africas in such transaction, Ranging from the height of fraudulent activities encompassing the African communities. Now it is my Godly nursed intention to prove myself to you that I am very much difference from other you must have came across.

I hereby attest my accepted conclusion to take upon my gentle self to pay any miscellaneous expenses that may be involve here till the departure of the diplomat to your country for this claim in order to convince you of my spirited acceptance to have you as a confidant in a business of this magnitude, knowing that you will not turn me down come-what-may, regarding this claim/transfer to boost my planned establishment of a funding Company, out of Africa. I went into a more concrete arrangement in couriering to your doorstep, a total of US$6.5million through a diplomatic means in your name, which you have to lodgeinto a virgin account, for the account to be able to accommodate a total of US$18.m without suspect, as I have mapped it for the Funding Company. Note: that I decided against transferring all these funds through K.T.T direct to your account or to the virgin account for some reasons I know may attract as thus: 1) The knowledge of the (ADB) Africa Developement bank of as to assessment that, all outgoing funds across the nation must be to the awareness of the apex bank, which is the ADB.2) As regulated and highly prohibited against civil servants, I am under the cash regulation policy. I want to arranged with the Diplomat, who is leaving from Burkina-faso to your country. Understand that I have discussed intensively with him,to assist me undertake the delivery of a personal concern to your country, registered ina name of a friend (your name) as a personal/familyvaluables, to be delivered at your doorstep. Thank Allah Almighty, he accepted without argument, as he is aware of my standard in Government and in the banking institution with the Government of Burkina faso.All I am expecting from you, as a matter of urgency is your receiving address, your complete name as the recipient of the package, including your direct 24hours open Cell/Mobile Number where he can reach you on his arrival to your country. Be informed that I have packaged the money in three metallic official boxes as in the name of a family valuables. The Diplomats are leaving to your country next week. I urgently want your receiving address, your full name and your cell phone to be open 24 hours, so as to enable them,contact you on their arrival for immediate delivery to your doorstep.


FILL THIS FORM BELLOW PLEASE AND RESEND IT TO ME

1) Your Full Name.............................
2) Your Age.......................................
3) Your Cell Phone Number…………..
4) Your Fax Number……………….....
5) Your Country………………..............
6) Your Occupation............................
7) Sex................................................

8) Full Residential Address........................
You only have to keep them well entertained at your wish. I look forward for your immediate response. Best regards,
GODWIN AMIRI00226-7821 4960
DIRECTOR MONEY TRANSFER UNIT(ADB)BANK. Note: Mail me immediately on your receipt of this mail as you can see, it is very important we talk with each other as the Diplomats will be leaving next week as I have arranged with Him. Understand that we should not entertain any sign of disappointment to the Diplomatsin order not to keep them stranded at the Houston Airport. I look forward for your immediate response.
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