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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 orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Cynthia Idowu" <cynthia1985idowu@latinmail.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2006 15:13:17 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: MY NAME IS CYNTHIA IDOWU


FROM CYNTHIA IDOWU
12 BP 1046 ABIDJAN
COTE. D IVORIE
WEST IN AFRICA.

DEAREST ONE,

PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE TO GO INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.I MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.I AM A DEAF GIRL AND MY NAME IS CYNTHIA IDOWU THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF MR, AND MISS, JAMES IDOWU. MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTH DEALER OF DIAMOND AND GOLD MERCHANT HERE IN ABDIJAN,THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVOIRY COAST,MY FATHER WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATE ON ONE OF THEIR BUSINESS TRIP OUTING. MY MOTHER DIED WHEN I WAS A BABY AND SINCE THEN MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIIAL BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON OCT.11 2004 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABDJAN, HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BED SIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS THE SUM OF SEVENTEEN MILLION FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE OF AMERICAN DOLLARS USD($17.400,000)LEFT IN ONE OF THE READING BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN,THAT HE USE MY NAME AS HIS ONLY DAUGHTER FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSITING OF THE MONEY, HE EXCPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH HE WAS POISONSED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATE.AS I AM A DEAF GIRL I REALY NEED YOUR IMMEDIATE ASSISTANTANCE DUE TO THE PREASURE FROM MY LATE FATHER RELATION.THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREGN PARTNER IN ACOUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFE AND USE FOR INVESTEMENT PURPOSE SUCH AS REAY ESTATE MANAGEMENT OR HOTEL MANAGEMENT.DEAR I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS FOLLOWING WAYS.
1. CAN YOU HONESTLY HELP ME AS YOU WOULD DUE TO YOU RELATION?2.TO SERVE AS A GUIDIAN OF THIS MONEY SINCE I AM ONLY 21 YEARS?3.TO MAKE AN ARRAGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A RESIDENT PERMIT IN YOU COUNTRY,MOREOVER,DEAR, I AM WILLIN TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT AND INPUT AFTER SOURCESSFUL TRANFER INTO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.PLS I AM ANTICPECTING TO HERE FOM YOU SOON,THANKs.

BEST WISH FROM
CYNTHIA IDOWU.


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