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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:
  • ",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)
  • "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: "john.kwame1 Gazeta.pl" <john.kwame1@gazeta.pl>
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 22:49:06 +0000
Subject: Hello


Good Day.

With the hope that you are okay and doing fine, this message could be
strange but is real if you pay some attention to it.

My name is Mr.John kwame Ivory coast national. I inherited the sum of
$9,000,000.00 USD (Nine Million us dollar) from my late parents.But l am
faced with a problem.on the banks documents for the next of kin, my late
father appended a clause stating that:I the next of kin, must attain the age
of 35 years, before taking full control of the bank account; But, in the
event of war and natural disasters in Ivory Coast, the bank should honour a
transfer request from me which must be for the safety of the funds; And in
this case, I must have an investment manager outside Africa, and the money
should not be transferred to any African country.

I am not yet 35 years, but Ivory Coast is not a safe country at this time
because of the war.We have since relocated to Ghana a neighbouring country.I
want the bank to transfer my money out of Ivory Coast, but the bank is
insisting that l fulfill the conditions put down by my late father. Since I
have established ownership of the fund, the bank has transfered the fund to
Ghana upon my request and insistence, but still refused to released the
money to me.This is actually the main reason why l am looking for an
investment manager. I would like you to be my investment manager. When you
become my investment manager, l would instruct the bank to transfer my money
to the country of my investment manager, so that you would be able to help
me invest the money wisely.

If you would be my investment manager or you receive the deposit on my
behalf and help me to providing a reliable genuine trade or company in your
country where I can invest this fund immediately to save for the future of
my family. please write me as soon as possible. percentage is negotiable
upon your reply.Please be mindful that the fund is of no criminal origin.
The transfer and investment is necessitated due to war and natural disasters
in Ivory Coast, Please let me know by returned phone number/fax if we could
be of some help in financing this project.

My regards,
Mr.John kwame

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