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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:
  • "hundred thousand united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned 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: joe modu <joe_modu003@yahoo.ca>
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 06:52:34 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Please Urgent Assistance From Joe and Rita,


>From Joe and Rita,
Abidjan,Cote D'Ivoire
With Due Respect,

Permit us to inform you of our desire of going into business relationship with you. I am Joe and my sister Rita, we are the Children of late Mr.and Fredrick Modu. Our father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory coast, our father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip.Our mother died when I was a baby and since then our father took us so special.

Before the death of our father on June 2005 in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called us on his bed side and told us that he has the sum of Eighteen Million, five hundred Thousand United State Dollars.($18 .500,000) left in fixed/suspense account in one of the prime banks here in Abidjan, that he used my Name as his son for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund. He also explained to us that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates. That we should seek for a foreign partner in a country of our choice where we will transfer this money and make use it for investment purpose such as real estate management or other wise and profitable investment. We are honourably seeking for your assistance.

Moreover, We are willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for your kind Effort after the successful transfer of this fund Into your nominated account overseas. As soon as i receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the bank here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire where the money is being deposited. Waiting to hear from you soonest.

Thanks and God bless,
Sincerely yours,
Joe and Rita Modu.


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