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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:
  • "00,000.00" (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: "LASSAN OUEDRAOGO" <lassan_ouedraogo@mail.md> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 09:21:24 +0300
Subject: I HOPE THIS WILL MEET YOUR CRITERIA

Dear,

I am a Financial consultant based in Burkina Faso and I have a client (a widow), she has the sum of USD$ 8,200,000.00 (EIGHT MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLAR) with an Equity Investment Trust Company (Privately run) for safe keeping only. She wishes to invest in a stable economy like in your country.

Her interest is in companies with potentials for rapid growth and good proceed. My client is interested in placing most of her fund in buying stocks and shares in progressive companies and business ventures which shall be controlled by you as her investment partner. She also intends to manage the totality of 95% of all the business ventures on proxy and should be overseen by you, if your nation's financial policy and bi-laws allow foreign investment of that magnitude.

You can contact me for more details via my e-mail ( alphaconsultants@mail2web.com ) with proof of your reference and competence. It will be shared like this; 70% for my client, 25% for you, 5% for me as her local agent here after deduction of any expenses that may be incurred during the first phase of the transaction.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Lassan Ouedraogo
Tel: +226 7040 7642

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