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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:
  • "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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "VEIRA NGUETO" <VEIRANGUETO@NETSCAPE.NET> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 10.30.59 +0100
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU

Dear Sir,
My name is Veira Domingues Ngueto the dauther of Late Lieutenant-General Jose Domingues Ngueto,who before his untimely death was the commander of the Kwanza-Bengo region in Angola,I am 25 years old and i am presently residing in Senegal in West Africa under political asylum.My father Lieutenant-General Jose Domingues Ngueto (r.i.p) was among victims of the helicopter crash that occurred near the Kwanza North city of Ndalatando,
about 200 km (125 miles) east of Luanda, the capital of the southwest African nation (ANGOLA) on sunday june 2 2002.
In brief i have presently with me a deposite of the sum 14.3 Million US Dollars (fourteen million three hundred thousand UnitedStates Dollars),this money was deposited by my late father in a
finance firm and my name appears as the next of kin and we have been able to esterblish ownership through the assist of a lawyer here in Senegal.The law of this country prohibitts people under refugee status to participate into any monetary transaction,therefore i need your
assistance in the following ways:
1.to assist me invest this money in your country
2.to assist me get a peacefull and comfortable stay in your country.

I have finaly made up my mind to leave the rest of my lives in a more peacefull and political stable country like yours,i shall willingly agree to any suitable percentage of your choice as compansation for your assistance.

Yours Faithfully

Veira Domingues Ngueto

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