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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:
  • "hundred thousand united state dollars" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "CHIKU" <ad69candy@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: chikuadams@yahoo.co.in
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 00:22:55 +0000
Subject: Honest requirest


Hello,

I hope this will meet you well.. Anyway, i really don’t know how to start because i don’t know if this is the right time for me to tell you this, but i feel maybe i can trust you and you could be of help.
I wish to give a detailed profile of me because i think this is the right time and something tells me you could be my helper.
I am from KENYA EAST AFRICA but presently i'm in senegal Dakar leaving with A CHARITY OGANIZATION HOME.


However I am Chiku,the only daughter of CHIFE FREDDIE ADAMS a Plitical analist,who was killed by the government forces led by president Kibaki 5months ago.Before my parents death my dad and mum told me that they kept a sum of $10.500 000 (ten million five hundred thousand united state dollars)
in a bank in Spain mean while that he used my name as the sole beneficiary of the deposited fund.
They told me incase anything happen to them, I should seek for foreign partner in a country of my choice where i would transfer this money and use it for investment.
And rigth now i am in senegal to secure my life, Please i am honourably soliciting for your assistance.
kind of assistance as follows.



1) To provide a bank account where this money will be transfered into.
2) To serve as the guardian of these fund ,since i am 20years old.
3)To make arrangement for me in your country to continue my educational career and to procure me a residential permit in your country.
I am inclined to offer you 15% of the total sum as a mode of compensation for your effort after the successful transfering of these fund to your nominated account overseas.
Please i will be very happy if this transaction will be concluded with in seven (7)working days from now.
Here i attach two of my pic i hope you will like it.i will give you phone number to reach me in my next mail .
let me stop here while i wait for your reply as soon as this mail get to you.
May Almighty God bless you as you do care for me Amen.

Best regard

Chiku

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