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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Reine Badou" <badoureine@teenmail.co.za> (may be fake)
Reply-To: reinebadou2006@yahoo.it
Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2004 03:30:13 +0000
Subject: Your Response Please


Dear Sir/Madam
Compliments of the day !!
Please I am sending you this mail based on the fact that I have considered entrusting this transaction in your care.
My late parents have deposited Seven Million,Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
in a bank account here in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire
I need your urgent assistance to assimilate this money in your bank account so that you can help me invest this fund
I do intend to offer you 20% of the total sum when this fund has finally reached your account
Kindly reply me through my email address for further explanations.
Thanks and God bless you
Regards
Miss Reine Badou

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam