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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)
  • ",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)
  • "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: drgeorge <drgeorge_kunta5@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: drgeorgekuntaxv6@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:59:20 +0900 (JST)
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL FROM DR. GEORGE KUNTA

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & SOLID MINERALS
&nbsp; &nbsp;

ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE. &nbsp;





Dearest One,

VERY URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL


It is my great pleasure in writing you this letter on behalf of my colleagues . Your particulars were given to me by a member of the Cote D'Ivoire Export Promotion Council (C.E.P.C) who was with the federal government delegation to your country during a trade exhibition .

I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the execution of the deal described hereunder for the benefit of all parties and hope you will keep it as top secret because of the nature of this business.

I am DR. GEORGE KUNTA Director Of Project Implementation, Cote D'Ivoire Department of Agriculture & Solid Minerals.

I am making this contact with you, based on the committee痴 need for an Individual/company who is willing to assist us in the execution of this business.

Within the Department of Agriculture & Solid Minerals, where I work as a Director of the Project Imple mentation and with the good co-operation of four other top officials, we have in our possession as over due payment bills, of ten Million, euro (10,000,000) Which we want to transfer to abroad
with the assistance and co-operation of A Foreign Company/individual to receive the said funds on our behalf.

More so, we are handicap in these circumstances, as the South African Civil Services code of conduct does not allow us to operate an offshore account. Hence your importance in this transaction.

This amount ten Million represents the balance of the total contract value executed on behalf of my ministry by a Foreign Contracting Firm, which we the Officials over invoiced deliberately.

Though the actual contract cost has been paid to the original contractor, leaving the balance in the tune of the said amount, Which we have in principles gotten approval to remit by Key Tested Telegraphic Transfer (K.T.T). to any Foreign Bank Account you will provide by filing an Application
through the Ministry Of Justice here in Cote D'Ivoire, for the transfer of rights and privileges of the former contractor to you.

I have the Authority of my partners involved to propose that you should be willing to assist us in this transaction, Your share of the sum is 20% of the fund 5% for taxation and miscellaneous expenses and remaining 5% will be for charity organisation.

The transaction it self is 100% safe, on your part provided you treat it with utmost secrecy and confidentiality.

Also, your area of specialization is not a hindrance to the successful execution of this transaction.

I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint me. I want to assure you that my partner and myself are in the position to make the payment of this claim possible, provided that you can give us a very strong assurance and guarantee that the funds will be secured and
please, remember to treat this matter very confidential, because we will not comprehend with any form of exposure as we are still in active Government service.

Once again, remember that time is of great essence in this transaction.. I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation . Thank you for your co-operation.

Yours Faithfully

DR. GEORGE KUNTA.



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