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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:
  • "search for a reliable person" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: Lovet Victor <lovetvictor@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 05:12:34 -0800 (PST)
Subject: MISS LOVET












I got your contact address on my desperate search for a reliable person/for partnership investments overseas. By introduction, I am MISS LOVET CAMARA a Sierra Leonean and DAUGTHER of late DR VICTOR CAMARA .
 
Before thedeath of my father he disclosed to me about the total sum of$15 million US dollars he deposited under a suspense account with a bank in
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire. This fund represent the huge Sales of Gold and Diamond he diverted while in office as the director general for Gold and Diamond Mining Co-Opretionin in Sierra Leone .For security reason according to my late father, he made an agreement with the bank that his partner/ beneficiary will come forward
to submit his banking details for onward transfer of the
fund to his account.
 
DR VICTOR CAMARA ,my late father advice me in case if he died that I shouldlook for a foreigner who will stand as the beneficiary ofthe fund so that the fund will be transfer to his/her account or partnership investment. Right now, I am in Abidjan Ivory Coast, home number 45 Lordkings Street Abdjain, I request your kind assistance in ransferring this fund to a trustworthy account.
 
Meanwhile, I am writing to know if you can standas the beneficiary of the fund and to also provide me yourbanking details so that I will submit it to the bank for transfer of the fund for partnership investment you will introduce in your country.Note that after the transfer is made to your account,youwill then with draw some money and send to us in order for me and my sister to secure the necessary documents to enable us come over to meet you for the investment.
 
On confirmation of your interest to assist us, the certificate of deposit with the lodgement receipt of the fund which was issued to my ate father by
the bank on the day he deposited the fund will be forward to you for your confirmation. 15% of the total sum will be offered to you for your assistance, while 5% will be set aside for any expenses that might arise during the transfer. Indicate your interest as soon as you received thismail,and note that this transaction.Please i will like to know if you can travel down here to wickness this transaction with your own eyes?
 
MISS LOVET  VICTOR CAMARA

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