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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is highly confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "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: "UBAH BIA" <pgubah5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: pgubah1@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 15:24:00 +0200
Subject: MR UBAH

FROM THE DESK OF MANAGER ,
INTERNATIONAL BANK OF ABIDJAN
contact MR.UBAH BIA
ABIDJAN,COTE D, IVOIRE
12/10/2006

ATTN,sir/madam
Dear friend i do respect to contact you for this urgent business proposal.
In my department i discover an abandon money which belong to our valued
late customer who died in plane cratch in the yaer 2000 in paris.
Regarding to his case,we have waited so long to find his supposed
inheritage person near him but all prove to abortive so now we are looking
forward to see if we can find any capable hand that will assist to transfer
this money.
As you can see the situation at hand now my bank want to convert this money
into bank treasury account which i dont like .
I want to confide in you please dear all i ask from you is your assistance i
want you
to stand as the beneficiary of these man so that we can transfer this money
into your account after i will come over to your country for my own share .
Again my reason of writing you through mail is because i believe is highly
confidential
mr.Ubah Bia

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