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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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: "Miss. Elisabeth Balma." <el912b@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: el564ba@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 22:27:10 +0200
Subject: Hello Dear.

Dearest one,

My name is Miss Elisabeth Balma. I hail from Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. I am the only surviving daughter of my late parents Mr. and Mrs. Balma I have a problem which i think if i explain to you, you might be of assistance to me. I will need your assistance for the transfer of the sum of US $10.5m (Ten million five hundred thousand USD)

This fund was deposited in one of the leading banks here by my late dad and my name was written and signed as the next of kin to this fund. I am now ready to transfer it outside of this country for investment purpose and also to leave this country at once because of the unstable political status here.

I need your assistance to manipulate this transaction, since i am still too tender to handle such transaction involving so much money.

If you are willing to assist me, please contact me for further details. This is a risk free proposal. If you are not interested, please do not bother to contact me.

Best regards, Elisa

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