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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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Binta Fonse" <binta.fonse@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: fonsebinta@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:54:19 +0100
Subject: Hello Dear

Hello Dear,
Forgive my indignation if this message come to you as a surprise and if it might offend you without your prior consent and mailing through this channel.
I am Binta Fonse the Daugther of the former business man Santo Fonse Moris, (late),a dealer of gold & Diamond and minerals in Sierra Leone and gained illicit access to diamond .As <<http://diamonds.as/>> a result of the on-going problem in my country,my father was on a travelling with my mother, two younger ones my sister and brother.
UnfortunateIy,my father car had a terrible accident and they were all perished. I lost the whole family due to that terrible incident and coupled with my country's war I had to live my home country since I had lost virtually the whole family.
I am also to tell you that I am 25 years old, beautiful and charming good looking girl,honest and sincere.
I am presently residing in Dakar-Senegal . I came in here with my late father's valuable documents covering his assets with the finance company in which he deposited some diamond and the safe box which concealed in the Treasure department of a Finance Bank.
This Diamonds and money was deposited by my late father before he died,the amount is ten million, five hundred
thousand United State Dollars. USD($10.500,000)the diamond is 22 Carats gold diamond worth about $1.2m for market value I will gladly appreciate for you to assist me to relocate these assets from the holding company to your country for business investment.
I have finally made up my mind to leave the rest of my lives in a more peacefull and political stable country like yours.I shall willingly agree to any suitable percentage or condition we may arrive on the choice as compensation for your assistance.I will be waiting to your reply.
Thanks.
Yours Faithfully,
Miss.Binta Fonse

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