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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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: "Audrey Brigitte Gogoua" <audrey_brig@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: audrey_brigtte2005@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 02:03:55 +0200
Subject: From Miss Audrey Brigitte Gogoua


From Miss Audrey Brigitte Gogoua
IVORY COAST COTE D'IVOIRE WEST AFRICA

Dearest one,

It's my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country.Though I have not met with you before but I believe,one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life.

There is this huge amount of Eigtheen million U.S dollars US$5.500,000.00 (Five million five hundred housand United States Dollars) which my late Father Mr DAVID GOGOUA deposited in one of the prime banks here in Abidjan before he was assasinated by unknow persons.Now I decided to
invest these money in your country or any where safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons.I want you to help me to transfer this fund to your country for investment purposes on the followings below:

1). Telecommunication
2). Automobile manufacturing
3). Five star hotel

If you can be of an assistance to me I will be pleased to offer to you 10% Of the total fund.

Extend my warmest regards to your family.
I await your soonest response..
Thank you and God bless you.
Sincerely Yours
Miss Audrey Brigitte Gogoua.

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