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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 american 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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: sako edwige <sako.edwige@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:22:02 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FROM MISS EDWIGE


Hello,

I ask you to agree to excuse this intrusion which can appear surprising at first sight the more so as there is not any relation between us. I would like with your agreement to present my situation to you and to propose a business which could interest you.

I name SAKO EDWIGE , I am 23 years old and I am Of the Ivory Coast of nationality. And I live has Abidjan, of ivory coast. I am the girl of Fire SAKO FELIX, a famous businessman and farmer of COFFEE and COCOA.

Indeed, my father died following one empoisement made by its associate which thought of having profit of its death. And unfortunately for me also, I am orphan of mother since adolescence and veiled me without family.

Being the only daughter of my parents, I become normally heiress of the total sum of 10.5 MILLION AMERICAN DOLLARS that my father has demounting in a bank here in Ivory Coast.

Thus I kindly request forgiveness to you to attentively read the history of my life and to have a heart of kindness in order to help me has to transfer my money on an account which you will open in your country to invest in the field or you work and also has to allow me to come on your premise to follow my education by registering me in a large school of on your premise.

I seek a foreign associate who could honestly make me profit from his assistance to save my life and to ensure my existence:
- Change of recipient;
- To be used as guard;
- To provide an account for the transfer of funds;
- To help Me to join it in its country;
- To invest in an advantageous field.

If it plait you, I know that you summers in good faith, help me because I am without family and I once promise to you a guarantee of 20% of my money transfers on your account i.e. 15% like interests and 5% like established expenditure have my regard. And the 80% will be invested in your real field.

Help orphan which needs assistance, family love and especially education. For more information on my money and especially on my life, because I am laid out has to inform you so that you came me to assistance.
I kiss you very extremely and I count on you.

MISS EDWIGE


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