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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: "Mrs Bisi Kudirat" <b_kudirat@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 00:06:42 +0000
Subject: Re How Are You And Your Family

SALAMALEKUM, THIS IS GREETHING FROM, ALHAJA Kudirat Bisi HAMEED.


Dear friend in Muslims, before i come across your name through a serious search, I've been praying asking ALLAH to lead me to the right person to handle this project While I was praying yesterday, the spirit of ALLAH disturbed me to write you immediately over this project, but I couldn’t, as I wanted to pray over it for proper result from ALLAH. Am 58 years widow with out children, Angola married to Togolise in west Africa, with what I am passing through at this moment being a cancer patient, considering recent result from medical checkup,

My doctor informed me of my short time to live, though am not worried since i knew where am going, having been aware of my short time to live. I decided to distribute all I and my late husband has saved in life, for the purpose of ALLAH's work , Since ever I had made this decision and have always been praying that ALLAH should direct me to the right person to handover this project for his power.

I and my late husband Halaji Usuman Hameed deposited $2.5 million USD ($2.5m) with a private security in Abidjan Cote d Ivory, after my prayers last night, POWER of ALLAH continued directing me to you that you are the right person to handle this project. However i wish to distribute 20 percent this money to some upcoming MOSQUE, 20 percent to the SADAKA, 20 percent to the less priviladge ones, 15 percent for you and your family,20 percent should go to hospitals where they takes care of the cancer patients while the last 5 percent will set aside for any expenses that will occur during the cause of transferring the consignment to you.

All I need of you now is the assurance that after you have received this money, that you must surly handle it as I directed, upon receipt of this assurance mail from you, I will go ahead sending you a copy of the consignment certificate of deposit as well consulting my lawyer to draft a "WILL" signing you my next of kin, after that releasing the consignment in your favor for the project.

May ALLAH guide you as you obey his massage to you.
Thanks and awaits your response.
Best Regards :
Yours in Muslim.
Alhaja BISI KUDIRAT HAMEED

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