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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)
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found 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: "mrsokoye" <mrsokoye@canada.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:04:12 -0800
Subject: From:Mrs Amaka Okoye




43 Pounds Road
Rumola Portharcourt
Rivers State
West Africa


Good Day,
Please, kindly pardon me for any inconvenience this letter
may cost you,because I know it may come to you as a surprise
as we have no previous correspondence. I got your contact as
I was searching for helping hand
in your country;this is why I decided to appeal to you
directly for assistance because I have no relations or
friends in your country for help.

I am Mrs.Amaka Okoye a widow being that I lost my husband
a couple of years ago.My husband was the former director of
the cocoa processing board until his death.
He was assassinated on 22nd January 2003 by unknown Gunmen
following the political uprising. Before his death he had a
foreign account here up to the tune of $27.3M which he told
the bank was for the importation of cocoa processing
machines.

I want you to do me a favour to receive this fund to a
safe account in your country or any safer place as the
beneficiary,because following the level of coruption
in our country the bank officials will like to sit on this
money since my husband is late or they will term the account
unserviceable which will give the government the right to
regard the money as a sundry fund,
upon your acceptance to help me, two of us will draft a
sharing ratio,I have plans to do investment in your
country,like real estate and industrial production.This is
my reason for writing to you.

Please if you are Willing to assist me and my only
daughter Esther,indicate your interest in replying soonest.

Thanks and best regards.

Mrs.Amaka Okoye












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