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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:
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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: Mrs Abator Komoh <abatokomoh@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 16:50:24 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Write Back.


WITH DUE RESPECT.

It is my pleasure to write this mail to you , thanks for your effort
in providing an opportunity to read my mail. I got your contact after
series of searches in the Internet. My name is Mrs.Abator Thomas komoh, a
Sierra Leonanie refugee now resident in Abidjan(Cote d'Ivoire). I, was the
wife of Mr.Mar Mohamed Komoh, one of the personal aides to the president of the federal government of sierra Leone that was over thrown in a military
coup De tat led by major Korma.

In the course of the action my husband and many other aides of the
president were executed/killed leaving me a widow and two kids. It is
worthy to note that during my husband's life time he used his position as a
special aide to the president to amass some wealth totalling to $5million.This
money was realised from the sales of gold and diamond ,which are my country's major resources and sources of income.

Before his death, my husband was able to send this money a Bank in
Abidjan(Cote d'Ivoire), where it is currently secured with a Bank as
a FAMILY TREASURE and my name was used as the depositor in view of my
husband's position as an insider in the government.

Now, that I have passed through the mourning ordeal for my husband I
am in Abidjan(Cote d'Ivoire) thinking and planning the next step to take
with respect to how and where to invest the money. In the first place ,I
have ruled out every intention of investing in London for obvious reasons.
I am sending this mail to you to solicit your assistance in transferring
this money to your country where it could be invested in a viable business
for our mutual benefit. I am ready to enter into a joint venture with your
company. I await your urgent response.

Regards,
Mrs.Abator Thomas komoh.











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