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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million pounds" (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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: David Sinclair <s.dave_1004@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: sinclair.david90@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:25:30 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Please Hear Me Out.


Master David Sinclair
rue 18 Cocody-Abidjan
Cote D'Ivoire,
West Africa

Dearest One,

How are you and your family inclusive of your business, i hope all is moving well with you, if so glory be to almighty God.

I am david sinclair from the family of Mr and Mrs pierre sinclair,19 years of age from the dabou tribe in abidjan ivory coast.My family is a well known agro-merchant who dealed with cash crops and owned cocoa estates and palm plantations, plantain plantations and also deal little on solid minerals like gold.

Futher my family was one of the political icons in dabou tribe in abidjan.Upon the break out of political crisis in ivory coast which started on september 2002 between the ruling government and the rebells to the government, my family house was burned with my famliy insided, my whole family died with out any survival.This took place on 23rd march 2004.God so kind i was at Ghana where i schooled.The remains of my fathers farm estates and plantation where blown with explosives by the rebells.

Futhermore, i was called by my fathers legal adviser to come down to ivory coast for some important information, where he disclosed to me of the transaction my father had with a finance and storage company here in ivory coast where he deposited £5.8 million pounds and kilos of Gold in two truck boxes as family valuables and handed over the documents regarding the transaction to me.

I live in the company of my family pastor in here in abidjan ivory coast, where the war is still going on , people died in numbers daily, kids made fatherless and motherless.Only God can save the situation of my nation, the houses are no more places of shelter it is a now a landing place of rockets, and explosive, hunger and stavation is the order of the day.

Finally iam confessed, the world is the worst place i will ever dream.Please i need your sincere help to tranfer the fund to your country and help me leave here to join you to continue my education, and invest it in your country.I promise to give you 15% of the total fund on your assitance.

Thanks and expecting to hear from you soonest.
Yours Affectionately,
Master David Sinclair.


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