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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "james_byrons@cantv.net" <james_byrons@cantv.net>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 04:26:31 -0430
Subject: i deeply needs your help.

From: James Byron
Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire
West Africa
Address:Rue-L 28 koneville
Avenue 8bp13/Cocody.

 

 

Hi Dear, 

  

My proposal is to solicit for your assistance in investment sum of $6.240 Million, I inherited from my late father as my guardian and trustee in any business under your supervision as partners.My late father was the former Director of Finance, Dr.Ndugu Byron Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation. We have gone to the bank and inform them our intension of having the money transferred to our foreign partner for investment as in agreement with my late father. The bank has accepted our request and waiting for official application from us with particulars of our foreign partner whom the money will be transferred to from here.

 

I am 20 years Old, a nationality of Sierra Leone but presently with my mother here in Cote D’ Ivoire where the money was deposited with one of the prime local bank, by my late father before his death, My late father kept this money meant for the procurement of some construction equipment for my country before his sudden death. You would have been contacted by my mother but she is seriously sick and have been hospitalised for months now. That was why she hands over to me and my contacting you instead of her. What we need from you is for you to be my guardian and partner in any business of your choice where the money will be invested on. I have no business experience, area of investment and location is for you to decide, we are willing to give you 16% of the total money after a successful transaction with you.

 

We will also need your personal particulars like full name, address, occupation and telephone number for official application to the bank for transfer of the money in your name as our foreign partner for investment purpose. I will send you deposit account number, name of the bank, contact person and any other information you need to know when I receive your particulars for application to the bank. If you can handle this get back to me with your personal particulars very important.

 

 

Sincerely
James Byron

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