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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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "from prince kevin" <kevin_prince3@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 11:45:27 +0000
Subject: from prince kevin

from prince kevin
TEL.(225-07-34-01-58)
ABIDJAN,IVORY COAST
WEST AFRICA

Dear sir,
It is with trust and confidence I wished to ask for your assistance of the transfer of US$15,500,000 I inherited from my late father which is lodged with west atlantic Bank of Africa Cote d'Ivoire.
My father before his death was Gold and diamond dealer, he was poisened on one of their outing on a business trip.
My mother died immediately a month later after the birth of my junior brother.
Please sir we need your helping hand as our fathers business associates are after us as the result of this fund.
We will give you US$2,000,000 for your kind
assistance to transfer this fund into your bank account.
After the successful tranfer,we will come over there to stay with you to further our education,while you go ahead to invest the fund in a profitable venture which we will join you in the business once we finish our education.
Your immediate response is very important.We wish to inform you that the people that killed my daddy are after our life,based on this,we are
in hinding in a secured guest house pending when this fund will be transferred abroad.
Thanks
kevin prince

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