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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united states 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: mr bright NTALUNI <mrbntaluni10@msn.com>
Reply-To: <mrbrightntaluni@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:47:45 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY MY DEAR, BUSINESS PARTNEERING OFFER.



GOOD DAY MY DEAR, BUSINESS PARTNEERING OFFER.



PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THIS LETTER AND GIVE ME AN HONEST RESPONSE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MY NAME IS MR. BRIGHT NTALUNI, I AM PRESENTLY THE FOREIGN OPERATIONS DIRECTOR WITH BANQUE ATLANTIQUE(ATLANTIC BANK) OF COTE D'IVOIRE. I HAVE WORKED HERE FOR 18 YEARS. SIX YEARS AGO I DISCOVERED A FLOATING FUND IN OUR BANK TO THE TUNE OF $3.5 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS. I KEPT THE FILES AND EVERY DETAILS OF THE ACCOUNT HIDDEN AND SECLUDED HOPPING THAT SOMEBODY MIGHT ONE DAY COME TO CLAIM IT. THREE YEARS AGO, I TRACED THE SOURCE OF THE FUND AND FOUND OUT THAT THE FUNDS BELONGED TO A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL (NAME WITHHELD FOR SECURITY REASONS) THAT DIED DURING THE ATTEMPT TO OVERTHROW OUR PRESIDENT IN 2003. FOR THESE PAST YEARS THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY MENTION OF THIS FUND IN OUR BANK NEITHER HAS ANYBODY COME FOR ITS CLAIM.



SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR I HAVE BEEN PUTTING ALL THE DOCUMENTS TOGETHER IN OTHER TO CARRY OUT A SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THESE FUNDS ABROAD FOR MY FUTURE RETIREMENT. ALL I AM LOOKING FOR NOW IS A TRUSTED PERSON WHOSE DETAILS AND ACCOUNT I CAN USE FOR THE SAID TRANSFER BECAUSE AS A CIVIL SERVANT I AM NOT ALLOWED TO OWN A FOREIGN ACCOUNT AND I NEED SOMEBODY WITH A FOREIGN ACCOUNT WHOM I CAN FIX HIS DETAILS IN OUR BANK COMPUTER AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE SAID FUNDS SINCE THERE WAS NO LISTED BENEFICIARY.



PLEASE DISCARD THIS MAIL IF IT DOES NOT INTEREST YOU OR SEND ME A FEW LINES TO INDICATE YOUR INTEREST ON THIS EMAIL SO THAT I CAN GIVE YOU THE FULL DETAILS ON HOW THE TRANSFER WILL BE CARRIED OUT WITHOUT HITCH.



I WAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.

THANKS,

MR. BRIGHT NTALUNI

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