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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: felix guei <felixgueison2006@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 02:55:58 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Confidential Message


From Felix Guei,
Hotel Guest Inn,Ave05
Bassam Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.

Dearest One,
With your permit and acceptance, i will appreciate your partnership to receive the total Sum of (USD$10.500,00000 million dollars)Ten million five hundred thousand dollars cash into your bank account?(This money has been moved and lodged into Abidjan Air Port Transit Parking Stor Ivory Coast through diplomatic channels in one trunk box tagged family valuables for security reasons)That will be invested in your country.I am Felix Guei, 25years old' and i am the first Son to the former millitry president of my country Cote d' Ivoire west Africa.Late General Robert Guei,my father who was assassinated to death with others,by the rebel opposition party.
Due to the unstable political crisis,and too much tribal war here in my country Africa i decided to contact you to help and provide for the transfer requirement.In as much as the listed informations below are urgently needed to move out this money immediately.

(1) Bank account informations.
(2) Personal company if any.
(3) Your full home address and a copy of your picture.

This is the informations needed to the transfer of the money into your bank .While i will have to meet with you as soon as you receive the money with you.Please let us decide and conclude immediately with out delay.Or did you want more explanation.For this is the only thing left for my future and the family.That i know you may be soprise after reading this proposal,That i am free to claim this money in the bank as my inheritance and right.But it will be confidential and secret between(you and me)only,because of my uncle.
And i have in my mind to offer you 15%percent of the total amount for assisting me after the transfer.While honestly i shall expect your respond in the hotel guest inn,awaiting your call, God be with you for more of your cooperation.
My regards,
Felix Guei





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