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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: hope peter <hopepeter0004@yahoo.com.ar>
Reply-To: hopepeter1@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:25:36 -0300 (ART)
Subject: Compliment Of The Season!!





01 BP 06 DANANI ABIDJAN,
COTE D'IVOIRE,
REPLY RESPONCE TO CONFIDENTIAL.

Compliment Of The Season!!

Dearest One,
With warm heart i offer my friendship and greetings, and I
hope this mail meets you in good time. However strange or surprising this contact might seem to you as i have not met personally or had any dealings in the past, i am humbly ask that yoidence, as we make this proposal to you as a person of integrity.
First and foremost i wish to introduce my self properly to you. My name is HOPE PETER and I am the only child of Late mr Sam Malheiro PETER leader of UNITA (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola) As led by my instinct, I selected your email address from my search for a partner, hence this is the only way to get a partner to help me because i am on the run because of government of my country who kill my father. My Father (Mentor) was killed in a battle with government forces of Angola,led by President Dos Santos, on Friday 22nd February 2003. After his death,Mr.Antonio Dembo who was his second in command, assumed office as leader of UNITA, due to lack of the Charisma my Father had carried the party with in Dembo,there was chaos and struggle for leadership.Prominent members like Carlos Morgado lobbied to depose him and assume office as leader to enrich themselves and some of them who
saw me as a threat to their ambitions, including Mr. Dembo, planned to kill me. The tension and confusion in UNITA become uncontrollable when Mr. Dembo died 10days after I secretly left Angola and came here (Abidjan) to seek political asylum. Through the help of an old friend of my that help me to come to Cote D'ivoire. I am sincerely proposing to you to render me your highly needed assistance in respect to safekeeping some of my Father's money that arose from diamonds sales. This money Five Million United State Dollar($5.000.000.00) which was deposited in a financial institute here in Cote D' ivoire, Since 2002 before the tragic incident of my Father's death occurred. President Dos Santos has lobbied the International Community to freeze my Father's assets and accounts abroad, to ground UNITA, and has already done this in Angola. I plan to use this money to safeguard my future,it is very essential that you understand that the kind of trust and confidence I
want to put in you is extraordinary, and an act of desperation on my part because of eletion that coming up soon in this country where i am now (cote d'ivoire), in order not to lose this money. Also, ensure that this contact with you should be treated with utmost secrecy. PLease I am Honourably seeking for your assistance in the following ways.
1)TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE DEPOSITED IN YOUR COUNTRY
2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM A GIRL OF 22 yrs
3)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN DELIVERD TO YOU.
4)YOUR PASSPORT NUMBER,PRIVET PHONE NUMBER AND FAX,
Moreover , I am willing to offer your 20% of the total sum
as compesation for your effort /input after the successful transfer of this fund to your Norminated account overseas. This transaction should be completed immediately depending on your prompt response. I thank you in advance as we anticipate your assistance in enabling my achieve this goal....

Thank's and God bless you.
Sincerly,
HOPE PETER






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