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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:
  • "million us 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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "wainny obaseka" <wainnyobaseka28@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:28:07 -0700
Subject: URGENT RESPOND


dear Sir,



Diving to your perceived confidentiality and viability as an individual,I
request for your sincere assistance. I got your contact courtesy World
Business Directory. Without undue delay, I must remind you that confidence
and sincerity are basic potential of this transaction. I am Mr,Winny a son
of Samson Obaseka, the embattled leader of Sierra-Leon Revolutionary United
front.



While my father who is presently in detention was vice president and also at
the helm of a affairs in my Country's mine and industries, my mother and I
were involved in the sales of the raw materials and we were able to process
the sum cost of Twenty-six Million US Dollars ($26MILLION US DOLLAS). This
amount is presently in a security vault of a safekeeping organization.



We were recently alerted by our family friend who is still serving under
this regime that are Government of our country has constituted a panel that
will recover and probe all the former officers involved in any act of
misapropriation of funds. As a result, all my family members agreed and
entrusted me that power to effect the clearance of the this sum via a
foreign partner and divert the fund to a new destination since my mother is
presently under serious security check.



Be rest assured that this transaction will not affect your personality since
the fund has no connection with any Government or Agency.I am presently
taking refuge some where in hide in Benin-Republic on my mother's
instruction to enable me supervise the swift clearance of the money.



I count on your hand of assistance, as retrival of this sum will determine
the up bringing of my family. You may contact me through my email address
and every other relevant information regarding this transaction and sharing
of the money will be supplied to you.

Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.



Best regards,

Mr. Winny Obaseka.

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