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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)
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Fraud email example:

From: Olivre Franklin <olivrefranklin96@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <olivre_franklin01@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:36:30 +0000
Subject: FROM:OLIVRE FRANKLIN.



FROM:OLIVRE FRANKLIN.BANK OF AFRICA.ABIDJAN-COTE D'IVOIRE.
Dear one,
I am Mr.Olivre Franklin, Director Contract Award Department of Bank Of Africa Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire. I am directly responsible for Classified Assets and Projects. I came to solicit for your assistance for a reputable and reliable person to handle a very urgent and confidential business Relationship/Transaction.
A new management has recently acquired the Bank of Africa and under classified projects, which I handle funds were earmarked for long-term projects in the oil sector under the old management.These funds worth US$106M have long since been cleared and released for payments to contractors,which I as the Director has already done.Meanwhile, there is a balance of US$20.5m left over from these funds,which I want to transfer to an offshore foreign account. I want this transfer done within the next two weeks before the auditors of the new management start work for the end this financial fiscal year.
I solicit you to bear as beneficiary of these funds for our both mutual benefit under absolute confidentiality as partners.You will receive as your own benefit 30% of this fund and also set aside 5% of the total fund to upset you back for any expenses you might make on the process of this urgent transaction.Making total of your share 35%.Immediately you confirm this fund right in your account,I shall instruct you for further transfer of my percentage share to another account that will be at my disposal.Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter through my telephone number above and e-mail after which I will bring you into the completion of this transaction full details.Only trust, sincerity,transparent,honesty,confidenciality and total support can make the reality of this transaction.
I wait to hear from you over your further interest in actualizing this transaction.
Please call me immediately you recieve this mail for more informations regarding to this transaction.
Thank you and God bless you.
Best regards,
Mr Olivre Franklin
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