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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)
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Fraud email example:

From: asita ali <asita-ali019@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <asita.ali5@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:53:18 +0000
Subject: FROM Mr ASITA ALI. USD$9.2.MILLION.



WITH DUE RESPACT DEAR FRIEND, PLEASE I NEEDED YOUR PERSONAL HELP IN THIS MATTER, THIS ALHAJI DAHIRU J MUSA, IS A CITIZEN OF ABIDJAN COTE'D'IVOIRE WHO DIED ON THE RECENT CRISES IN THAT COUNTRY, THE REBELS IN THE CITY OF BOAKERY BOMBED ALHAJI MUSA'RECIDENCE DURING ONE OF THEIR RAIDS, HE AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY WERE KILLED IN THAT BOMB INCIDENT, ALHAJI MUSA IS AN INTERNATIONAL BUSSINESS MAN AND A MAJOR SUPPLIER OF YAMAHA MACHINE PARTS IN THIS COUNTRY, MR.DAHIRU J, MUSA, IN QUESTION, IS A CITIZEN OF ABIDJAN COTE'D'IVOIRE REPUBLIC OF IVORY COAST, WHY I MYSELF IS A REPUBLIC OF BURKINA FASO, WORKING WITH OUR CENTRAL BANK RESERVOIR ACCOUNT DEPOSITED PAYMENT SLIP SECURITY OFFICE, WHY MR.DAHIRU J MUSA, WAS CUSTOMER TO THIS OUR BANK WERE I AM WORKING, HE HAS BEING BANKING WITH THIS OUR BANK, BEFORE HE DIED IN THAT THERE COUNTRY RECENT CRISES BOMBED ATTACK, SO BASED ON THIS, THE PERSONAL DRIVER TO THE DISEASED PERSON IN QUESTION, LATE MR.DAHIRU J, MUSA, WHOM HAS BEEN COMING TO OUR BANK HERE TO WITHDRAWAL MONEY AND DEPOSITED MONEY WITH HIS MASTER, DURING HIS MASTER LIFE TIME IN THIS WORLD, WHICH HE TOLD ME TO GO AHEAD FOR THE TRANSFERRING PROJECT, BECAUSE AS SOON AS THIS MONEY BEEN TRANSFER INTO YOUR POSITION BANK ACCOUNT, HE HAS HIS OWN PERCENTAGE WHICH WE AGREED UPON, AS SOME ONE WHOM GIVE ME THE INFORMATION’S ON SAID PROJECT, SO THAT EVERY ONE WHOM IS INVOLVE IN THIS TRANSFER PROJECT WILL BE HAPPY, I CONTACTED YOU IN ORDER FOR US TO JOIN HAND AND MAKE SURE WE MOVE THIS MONEY IN OUR POSITION, JUST BEAR IN MINE THAT YOU ARE DEALING WITH A RELIABLE MAN WITH FAMILY, I AM GIVING YOU EVERY ASSURANCE IN THIS TRANSACTION, MY DEAR, WE WILL NOT ALLOWED THE BANK AUTHORITIES TO INHERIT THIS MONEY LIKE THAT, AS FAR AS THE PERSONAL DRIVER IS AWARE ABOUT THIS DEPOSITED MONEY BY HIS LATE MASTER, HE WHOM ALWAYS COME TO OUR BANK TO DEPOSIT MONEY OR WITHDRAWAL MONEY FOR HIS MASTER BUSINESS, SO HE IS THE ONE THAT GIVE ME THIS INFORMATION’S CONCERNING THE DEATH OF HIS MASTER AND ALSO INFORMATION’S CONCERNING HIS MASTER DEPOSITED MONEY IN OUR BANK RESERVOIR ACCOUNT, WHICH I HAVE VERIFY EVERY INFORMATION'S BEFORE CONTACTING YOU, FOR US TO JOIN HAND STAND AND MAKE SURE WE TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT FROM OUR CENTRAL BANK FOR OUR OWN GOOD, AS A FOREIGNER THE BANK WILL RESPECT YOU AND TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO YOU, BECAUSE THE BANK DID NOT KNOW YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LATE MR, DAHIRU J, MUSA, I WILL DIRECT YOU TO APPLY TO THE BANK FOR THIS MONEY AS LATE MR, DAHIRU J, MUSA, BUSINESS PARTNER, AND YOU WILL SEE HOW THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFER IN YOUR POSITION MY DEAR, THAT IS WHY I AM HERE FOR YOU, THERE WILL BE NO PROBLEM MY DEAR, I AM WITH YOU UNTIL YOU HAVE THIS MONEY IN YOUR POSITION FOR OUR OWN GOOD OK, WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU, IF YOU ARE READY TO JOIN HAND WITH ME IN ORDER FOR US TO STAND AND CLAIM THIS MONEY OUT FROM OUR CENTRAL BANK FOR OUR GOOD AND FOR THE INTEREST OF OUR ENTIRE FAMILY, THEN GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY AS TO ENABLE ME DIRECT YOU ON HOW TO CONTACT THE BANK TRANSFER MANAGER FOR THIS MONEY CLAIM OK, THIS IS MY HOME ADDRESS; 01_RUE PASPANGA OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO,

THANKS YOURS FAITHFULLY.

FROM Mr ASITA ALI

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