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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:
  • "account in your country or any safer place" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "Miss Jenet Seabre" <mariamwood@etnoka.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jenetseabre@mail.net.mk
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 16:12:56 +0200
Subject: Ms Jenet Seabre

Good Day !

I am Miss.Jenet Seabre,( Age 19) the only survive daughter of the former Guinea-Bissau Army chief killed (General Verissimo Correia Seabre)
under the present government of my home country.I Refer you to this website for its details;( http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3720218.stm )
As you will see from the above site,my father was just murdered in cold blood and now leaving me and I lost my mother, a couple of months ago ,

I have no Parent's.However prior to her death she informed me about a deposit the of sum of six Million Dollar (US$6.500.000) which my late father deposited
with Bank here in Cote d' Ivoire ,Before his death . I am now as arefuge in cote d'Ivoire .

I want you to do me a favour to receive this funds to a safe account in your country or any safer place as the beneficiary .
I have plans to do investment in your country, like real estate and industrial production as joint partner .
Please if you are interested in helping me to eceived this money in account.Kindly send the following information so that
I will submitt it to my bank for transfer .

Your Full name
Your address
Your age
Your Telephone / fax
number
After successfully receiving this money, 45% of the total fund will go to you and 5% of what ever you spend ,
both your telephone bill during this transaction .
I will come to your country to start up a new life with your assistance so that I can be able to live again.

This is my reason for writing to you. Please if you are willing to assist
me ,indicate your interest in replying.
Thanks and best regards,
Yours,
Miss.Jenet Seabre

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