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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)
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Fraud email example:

From: "ali adama" <aliadama@g.pl>
Reply-To: aliadama@hotmail.fr
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:20:48 +0200
Subject: OVER INFLUENCE CONTRACT INVOICE-


*OVER INFLUENCE CONTRACT INVOICE-*



*ATT! Dear Friend,
With due respect to you and With much sincerity of purpose I make this
contact with you as I believe that you can be of great assistance to me,but
first
let me introduce myself.
My name is ALI ADAMA, a 41 years old western educated man, from the
Republic of BURKINA FASO,West Africa.Presently i work with the (IGAME) UNDER
MINISTRY OF MINES AND ENERGY BURKINA FASO as the GENERAL SECRETARY TO THE
CONRACT AWARDING COMMITTEE "CAC" in charge of foreign contractors
contracts and payment. I am contacting you to seek for your assistance and
possibly to share this great oppurtunity together,you may wonder why and how
,but there is a way which will let us authorized bank to pay you as one of
the sub contractors without any exposure or hindrance,partnership for
investment purposes in your country.It has always been my mind to plan for
the future of my family in a country like yours where there is a free
society.As you are aware,I am from a african country where senior ministry
and government officials make deals and influence contract sum and in return
collect back "ADDITION" from the contractors depending on the agreement
between the two parties in the contract deed.Should you sincerely make up
your mind to assist and also cooperate with me fully to actualize my dream;I
promise you will never regret knowing me,moreover knowing someone is a
matter of a day and i think as we move futher we can then trust each other
as a one family.
To enable us discuss further on how you can fully render assistance kindly
get back to me as soon as you recieve my message for more
clearification,since the contract has been executed and the initial
contractors has already received their payment remaining the total sum which
was influenced through the invoice as our own gain and oppurtunity Thank
you very much for your anticipated cooperation,as soon as i received your
green light,i will give you information and all modalities to process the
application and claiming.*


*Sincerely, *

* *

*Ali Adama.*

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