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

Fraud email example:

From: Victoria Guei <victoria_family1960@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 12:09:03 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CAN WE WORK TOGETHER?


Mrs. Victoria Guei,
Abidjan Cote D' Ivoire.
West Africa.

Dear Amarjit Singh,


Suddenly you got this mail and may be doubting and wondering how I got your mail contact. Well, I got your contact from an operator of an internet services in the Chambers of Commerce here in Abidjan, Cote d' Ivoire, hence I decided to write you, though I did not mention the transaction to her.

I am Victoria Guei, the wife of the late PRESIDENT ROBERT GUEI from Abidjan, the Republic of Cote d`ivoire who was assassinated during the last political problem in cote d`ivoire. To be direct, I need your mutual assistance to move my family asset to your Country for investment. To be very honest and sincere with you, since the sudden death of my late husband I have contacted two people from Denmark and Greece to assist me in this very matter, but due the fraudulent activites going on in the world through the internet today and otherwise, all the people I contacted felt I am not for real. that is why I am writing you this mail with due sense of humanity and responsibility, and with the awareness that you will give it a sympathetic and mutual consideration.

Were you really come in is for you to assist me and my son financially so we can be able to pay for the demurrage charges, accumulated so far if at the end of the day we are not able to pay all the fees from this end. We will also need your advice on areas of investment when finally the funds get to your end. The total money deposited in my name in a Finance Security company here which we want to move out right now is (US$ Eight MILLION)

Please get back to me to enable us work out modes of shippment to you directly as we may agree.

Thanks and bye for now.

Yours truly,
Mrs. Victoria Guei and Son.


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