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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.David John Bentley" <dr.david_jb45@yahoo.pl>
Reply-To: dr.davidjb6601@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:52:05 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Your Immediate Attention Requested.!


Your Immediate Attention Requested.!

Attn: Dear Friend,


I am Captain David John Bentley origin from Australia of the US Marine Force on Monitoring and Peace-keeping mission in Baghdad - Iraq.

On the 26Th day of October 2007 we were alerted on the sudden presence of some terrorists camping in a surburb not too far from Karbala here in Iraq.

After immediate intervention we captured three 3 of the Terrorists twenty-six 26 were killed leaving seven 7 injured.

In the process of torture they confessed being rebels for late Ayman AL-Zawahiri and took us to a cave in Karbala which served as their camp.

Here we recovered several guns, bombs and other Ammunitions including some boxes among which two contains suspected nuclear weapons one filled with hard drugs cocaine and the other four to my amazement contain Raw Gold, some huge amount of US Dollars bills amounting to USD $20Million after I and two of my junior intelligent officers move them out to Africa for save keep.

I however used my position and with a help of an associate move the box consignment that contain the cash amount of USD$20Million out to a Finance Trust Company located in Abidjan, Ivory Coast West Africa, depending when we find a reliable and trusted person who can travel on our behalf to the location for claim in a short notice for security reasons.

I am in keen need of a Reliable and "Trustworthy" person like you who would receive secure and protect these boxes containing the US Dollars for me up on till my assignment elapses here in Iraq.

I assure and promise to give you 25% of this fund however feel free to negotiate what you wish to have as your percentage in this business.

Further details shall be given to you as soon as you acknowledge the receipt of this mail and your willingness to proceed with me on these respect.

Regards,

Capt. David J Bentley.
US Marine, Iraq.

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PLEASE TAKE NOTE: THIS IS AN URGENT SECRET INFORMATION DON'T GIVE IT OUT IF YOU ARE NOT JUST INTERESTED KINDLY LET ME KNOW IMMEDIATELLY:
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