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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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: "Samata225 wallo" <samata225wallo@latinmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 20:10:26 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM SAMATA WALLO


SAMATA WALLO
IVOIRY COAST IN
AFRICA.

DEAREST ONE.

I AM MISS SAMATA WALLO FROM IVOIRY COAST AND I AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE I NEED YOUR HELP IN THE MANAGEMENT OF A SAVE BOX THAT MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED FOR ME IN ONE OF THE SECURITY FINANCE COMPANY BEFORE HE DIED.THIS SAVE BOX CONTAINS SUM OF( 12.500.000 )TWELVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUNSAND U.S .DOLLARS AND THE SAVE BOX IS IN A SECURITY FINANCE COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN IVORY COAST.

MY FATHER WAS THE FORMER SOLE OWNER OF S.I.P.I.M COMPANY AND OTHER SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES BEFORE HE WAS BEEN ASSASINATED BY UNKNOWN GANG OF ARM RUBERS ON 22ND FEBRUAL 2004 HERE IN THIS COUNTRY WITHOUT PITY OF MY CRY,WHILY MY MOTHER DIED BECAUSE OF UNNOTICED BREAST CANCER IN 1998.
I WANT YOU TO STAND AS MY GUIDIAN AND APPOINTED BENEFICIARY AND RECEIVE THE MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY IN MY UNBEHALF SINCE I AM THE ONLY ISSUE OF MY FAMILY AND OF 23 YEARS AND WITHOUT MOTHER NEITHER FATHER.

PLEASE I WILL LIKE YOU TO REPLY TO THIS EMAIL SO THAT I WILL TELLYOU ALL THE INFORMATION SO THAT THIS FAMILY VALUABLE BOX WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO YOU SO THAT YOU WILL GET ME PAPERS TO TRAVEL TO YOUR COUNTRY TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION THERE.I AM WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY AND I WILL CALL YOU ASSOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU. IN MY NEXT MAIL I WILL SEND YOU A COPY OF MY PICTURE SO THAT YOU WILL KNOW THE PERSON YOU ARE HELPING OK THANKS.

FROM
SAMATA WALLO.

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