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

Fraud email example:

From: "jeanluc_seabre Gazeta.pl" <jeanluc_seabre@gazeta.pl>
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 19:15:37 +0100
Subject: Dear Trusted Friend.


*Dear Trusted Friend.

My name is Jean-Luc Seabre, I am 21 years old and I have my small sister
with me Flora Seabre, who is 18 years. We are the Orphans of late Gen.
Verissimo Correia Seabre who was killed in accusation for leading a military
coup in my country (Guinea-Bissau) please read this news to understand what
I am telling you about our late father:

Web Site: **http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3720218.stm*<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3720218.stm>

*My father had informed me in few months to his death that he made a deposit
of 19 Million Dollars with a bank in Benin Republic for onward transfer
purposes for foreign investment outside Africa. When we had about the
tragedy from school, I flew with my sister to Benin for our safety.

Presently we are stranded here because there has always been a political
crises here, we don't know anybody around here and we can not go back to our
country to stay though, we have located the bank where our father made the
deposit but we can not lay hands on the money due to the deposit policy, but
the bank has advised us to present our guardian to the bank who will stand
for us as next of kin so that they can make further transfer to the persons
account, and this is the only option we could get the money for now.
*
*Please we need your help to serve as our guardian, so that the bank can
release the money to you, and you will save our lives by bringing us to your
country

after the transferring of the money to your bank account. Please help us as
we are always leaving everyday in risk here.

I have decided with my sister to give you the chance to map out the
modalities hence we can trust you. We are looking forward to hear from you
as soon as possible.

Please Forward the following as you reply this mail:

1. Your Full Name
2. Contact address
3. Telephone Number

Yours faithfully,

Jean-Luc Seabre*

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