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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: george1mbithi@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 11:06:22 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?ASSISTANCE=20NEEDED=2E?=



DEAR ,ONE

PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF ENTERING INTO
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.

I PRAYED OVER IT AND SELECTED YOUR NAME AMONG TWO NAMES DUE
TO IT'S ESTEEMING NATURE AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO
ME AS A REPUTABLE ANDTRUST WORTHY PERSON I CAN DO BUSINESS
WITH AND BY THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS I MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU
FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.

I M GEORGE MBITHI THE ELDERLY SON OF LATE DR AND MRS
KAMALA MBITHI , MY FAHTER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABDJAN
THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HISBUSINESS
ASSOCIATES, ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS DEAL.

WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 2001. MY FATHER
TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS.

BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH NOVEMBER 2004 IN A
PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN.

HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$10.500.000
TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND,UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A LOCAL
SECURITY COMPANY IN COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT
IT WAS BECAUSE OF HIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONEDBY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES,
THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE
I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN KILO OF GOLD, (114
KILO OF GOLD)USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE,(SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT).

I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING
WAYS :TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE
TRANSFERED TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND AND MY
YOUNGER BROTHER JUNIOR IS 20 YEARS.TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR
US TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER OUR
EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT IN YOUR
COUNTRY.

MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 10% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS
COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL
TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.

FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING
ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED
WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.I
WILL APPRECIATE YOU SEND ME EMAIL.

THROUGH THIS EMAIL BOX.ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON
PLEASE DO HURRY TO ASSIST US OUT HERE IN REFUGEES CAMP

WE URGENTLY NEEDS YOUR KIND ATTENTION.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS.

GEORGE AND MY BROTHER JUNIOR.

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