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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",500,000" (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: Miss Rosalina Mpele <r.mpele_10@yahoo.com.cn>
Reply-To: roselinempele@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 17:09:47 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Business Proposal


Hello Dearest One,

My name is Roseline Mpele , 22 yrs old sierra leonean young girl temporarily residing in Ivory Coast , Africa . I'm a single orphan girl, an undergraduate at the university of cocody, abidjan - cote d ivoire without parents. I am the only daughter of late parents - Mr and Mrs A. MPELE. My father & mother were among the victims that were killed on 1st February 2002 in a Kenyan Airbus that crash off the Ivorian coast in Abidjan Ivory coast. I was only 13 yrs old when I lost them to death. You can check this site: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1795803.stm.

I have an interest in knowing you better as I would like to build a business relationship with you. I have an inherited fund I wish to invest in a foreign trade while I continue with my education. This money is deposited at a prime bank here in Abidjan , cote d ivore by my late father who was a very successful businessman before his untimely death. Myself being the next of kin to this money, I want to transfer it overseas for a foreign trade because of the constant insecurity in my country due to poor economical & political problems in Africa . Besides, my extended family members are also targeting me in order for them to harm me because of this inheritance of min e.

I am humbly seeking your helping hands in the following way.

1. To help me start up a joint venture with you in your country whereby we shall share the profit periodically on an agreed ratio or percentage.

2. To help me receive the transfer the sum of Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars - $5,500,000: 00 in your country.

I want you to be honest with your assist if you agree to this proposal. You may contact me so that we can start up arrangement on how on how this project can be concluded.

Thank you for taking your time to read my story and my business proposition.

Waiting to hear from you,

Yours Roseline Mpele



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