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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "Malik Hussein" <malikh@fastwebmail.it>
Reply-To: malikhussein147@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 05:02:14 -1200
Subject: We Need Your Urgent Assistance, Regarding My Consignment:


*Dear Friend,

Better days greetings to you and your entire family and i pray that may the
almighty lord guard you and your family.

I want to use this opportunity to introduce myself well to you, I am MALIK
HUSSEIN,The son of Late Chief Usman Hussein a Gold Merchant in SUDAN, I got
your contact through the ACCRA chamber of commerce, here in ACCRA- GHANA . I
am a citizen of Republic of Zimbabwe, elder son to the Minister of Mines and
Energy who was killed during the SUDAN war by the rebels. My father died and
left behind physical cash of $22 Million USD which he safely kept in a
Security Finance Company in < GHANA > during his regime in the office. I
want to invest this money in any profitable business of your choice in your
country. I am hereby soliciting your assistance to be my foreign partner
because I've not been to Europe/U.S. before in my life. All the necessary
documents of deposit from the Security Company are with me. I will explain
more as soon as you get back to me via mail.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Yours truly.
Malik Hussein.
*

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