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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:
  • "million united states 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 orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: fatima karim <fat_555@yahoo.it>
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 10:50:13 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM: FATIMA ADAMS

ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE
DEAREST
COMPLIMENTS.I KNOW THIS MAIL WILL SURPRISE YOU SINCE I
DO NOT KNOW YOU OR MEET WITH YOU BEFORE BUT I'M OF THE
BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL BE TOUCHED TO ASSIST ME OUT OF
THIS SITUATIOPN AFTER READING THROUGH MY PLEA.
I AM FATIMA ADAMS THE ONLY DUATHER OF LATE MR AND MRS
JOHN ADAMS. MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA
MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF
IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS
ON A BUSINESS.
WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1986, MY
FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS.
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 9TH JUNE 2003 IN A
PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED
ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF
US$10,000,000 (TEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
DEPOSITED IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN ABIDJAN BANK ,THAT HE USED MY NAME AS THE ONLY SON FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND.
HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS
WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS
ASSOCIATES, THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER
IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER
THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE,(SUCH AS
REAL ESTATEMANAGEMENT).
SIR, I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE
FOLLOWING WAYS.
1)TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE
TRANSFERRED TO.2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND
SINCE I AM A boy OF 20 YEARS.
3)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR
COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEYHAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.
MOREOVER, SIR, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 25% OF THE
TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER
THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR
NORMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.
PLEASE IF IT WILL PLEASE YOU TO ASSIT ME,REPLY WITH
THE ABOVE EMAIL FOR
CONFIDENTIALITY AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION
WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY
INTEREST TO ASSIST ME. I'M SORRY IF THIS WILL IN ANY
WAY INCONVINIENCE YOU.
ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
SINCERELY
FTIMA ADAMS




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