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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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: zainab azia <zainab900zaz@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 00:59:55 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Zainab AZiz


From Zainab AZiz
Dearst one,
I decided to contact you, based on a certain issue that is of paramount importance to me. My name is zainab aziz the daugther of late Chief zakari aziz the 5th I am a native of yendi in the Dagbon district in the northern part ghana in west Africa. I am 24 years old presently residing in Abidjan cote d`ivoire in west
africa.
On the March 27 2003 my father was brutarly murdered by a rival clan in the Dagbon region where my father was the King for so many years. This is a culmination of three days of violence which left my father and his cabinet and the entire family death in the hands of
those infidels, who not only killed my father in cold blood but tortured and severed parts of his bodys.and they also 28 members of the family killed .

Nevertheless amidst these violence my father arranged for my escape to neighbouring country Cote d`ivoire with documents of a consignment of metalic box contians 7.7 Million Dollars deposited in a security company here in abidjan the capital of Cote d`Ivoire this money is there in the security company for safe keeping till my father will come to claim it since my father is dead i will like you help me out to claim this money from the securirty company. for proper investment.
Hence I solicit your assistance in the transfer of this fund into your personal account and for you to arrange for me to come over to your country to continue my education and also to have a new lease of life where I will be safe from this unscrupulous elements.
Please I implore you in the name of God to assist me in this regards as my life is no longer safe here.
Please indicate your position through emailling so that I will funish you with the details.

i want you to indicate your intrest in assisting me, I will forward all necessary documents for your perusal and also the security company in abidjan. I have decided to compensate you with fifteen percent of the entire funds for your assistance.

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.
Yours Sincerely,

Zainab AZiz






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