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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Jenet Seabre" <jseabre7@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jenetseabre@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:39:55 +0000
Subject: Good Day

Good Day
I am Miss.Jenet Seabre, 22 year 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 For inves! tment in your country, like real estate and industrial
production as joint partner .Please if you are interested in helping me to
received this money in account.Kindly send the following information so that
I will submitt it to my bank for transfer .

After successfully receiving this money, 45% of the total fund I will come
to your country to start up a new life with your assistance so that I can be
able to live again.
Please if you are willing to assist me ,indicate your interest in reply so
that I will give you more details .

Thanks and best regards,
Yours,
Miss.Jenet Seabre

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