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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: "Abdulaziz Zainab" <abdulaziz_1989@yahoo.cn>
Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 11:06:02 +0000
Subject: Salaam


*Salaam,

My name is Zainab Abdulaziz, first I must solicit for your confidence and
approval considering the fact that we don't know each other before.

I am the daughter of late Alhaji Mustapha Abdulaziz who was a politician
before his death. He was attacked by the R D R rebel on his way to Daloa
village in the northern part of the Country and due to the sustained
injuries he died some days later. He willed to me the sum of ( US$6.7 Six
million Seven hundred thousand United state Dollars ) which he deposited in
a private bank here in the economic capital of my country Ivory Coast.The
money was deposited by my late father in a fixed suspense account with an
agreement between the bank and him that nobody can withdraw from the money
unless it is being transferred to an oversea partner's account for
investment.*
**
*Before he death, he gave me the contact of his business associates abroad,
that I should contact any of them to assist me to invest this money in a
good venture abroad, due to the frequent political instability in our
Country.Unfortunately, I lost the contact during burial, since then things
weren't the same as the money remained unclaimed and I have drop out of
school due to lack of fund. Hence an arrangement have been concluded between
me and the bank that I should look for a foreign investor who they will
transfer the money into his account.

Therefore, I seized this opportunity to seek for your help to assist me in
all manner of expression, to stand as my late father business associate and
claim the fund to enable me achieve my investment desire.I also come to live
and invest in your country ater the transfer has been comfirmed by you.

Moreover, I will offer you some percentage for your kindness as soon as the
money is transfered to your bank account on my behalf. I have all the proof
covering the said inheritance as I am the next of kin to my late father
Alhaji Mustapha Abdulaziz.I will give you the required information about the
transfer in my next email.

May Allah bless you abundantly

My regards,
Zainab*

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