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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "chinenye omire" <chinenye003@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: chinenye203omire@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:14:21 +0000
Subject: From Chinenye Omire Assist

FROM:CHINENYE OMIRE.
ABIDJAN.COTE D' IVOIRE.
WEST AFRICA.

My Dear,

Compliment of the season, Please allow me a little to explain our condition
to you
Our Mother died long ago when she was about to delivered my junior brother
Sandrs, based this that we lost our mother so early our father took us so
special.
I am Miss Chinenye Omire,the only Son late Mr and Mrs Alfred Omire, My
father a big business man based in Abidjan Capitial of( Ivory Coast ) He was
killed his business associates on one of their business trips.
Before the death of my father last year in a private hospital here in
abidjan,He secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum
of USD$.6,500,000,(Six Million Five Hundred ThousandUSD),deposited in Bank
in ( Abidjan Cote D' Ivoire, that he used my name as his beloved Son, for
the next of kin in depositing the fund.
He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was
killed by his business associates, that I should seek for a foreign partner
in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for
investment purpose Please here is the area that i need your assistance.
1- To assist me in providing an account of yours where this fund can quietly
be transferred into.
2-To serve as the guardian of this fund since we dont know anything about
fund transfer.
3)- To make arrangement for us to come over to your country to futher our
education and to help us secure a residential permit in your country.
Moreover, I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for
your effort/ Input after the successful transfer of this fund into your
nominated account overseas,
Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe
that this transaction would be concluded within the shortest possible time
if you signify interest to assist me,in your reply i will like you to give
me your most direct phone number.
Many thanks for your understanding towards our request.
Yours sincerely.
Chinenye Omire

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