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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (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: riter samuel <mrs_riter_samuel@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:27:20 +0100 (BST)
Subject: DEAR Amarjit Singh



FROM: MRS.RITER SAMUEL

ATTN: DIRECTOR

I know you are surprised to receive this mail from me. I am sorry for contacting you through this medium without a previous notice; I had to use email because it is very official and more confidential way of making contact with people around the world. I am MRS RITER SAMUEL, the wife of DR. MORGAN SAMUEL, a miner at the ANGLO GOLD PLATINUM MINING COMPANY in Zimbabwe, as a geologist by profession who was recently murdered in the land dispute crisis in Zimbabwe. Before the death of my husband he took me to cote'divoire on one of he’s trip to abidjan were he deposited the sum of US$45 Forty Five Million United States Dollar clean and clear

The money was brought to cote'divoire through diplomatic mains and we did not have the requirements to open account at that time, so my husband told the security and finance department under that the money belong to he’s foreign partner to avoid them sizing the money. Now we are ready to collect the money but they refuse to release it until we provide to them our foreign partner. That is why we are looking for an honest person that will be our foreign partner so that they will transfer the money to he’s or her account oversea.

I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking an Honest and God-fearing individual with vast experience in business to help us safeguard and invest this money. I am presently living in abidjan with my son, as asylum seekers. In view of this, l has decided to invest this money in a bank anywhere else, but preferably outside africa.

>From the Above you will understand that my entire life and my family depends on this money, as such I shall be very grateful if you assist us RECEIVE this money to your Company or Personal Account in your name, for investment purpose. Please all l want you to do is to give your total dedication, respect and confidentiality to my proposal, your interest of helping me lift this money out of cote'divoier is urgently needed. There is no risk at all.
Kindly e-mail us your interest of helping us receives this money into your account and i will give you 30% for assisting me.

Best regards as we wait for your urgent reply.

MRS RITER SAMUELand son WILLIAM SAMUEL




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