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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:
  • "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: donthisam_kg kg <donthisam_kg@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:36:29 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Hello Good Day,


Hello Good Day,

I'm from Poland,but i'm living in abidjan cote d' ivoire(ivory coats) and looking for man who is very serious for the proposal which is sum of $6.000.000.00usd and my father and my mummy have dead since over 23years ago when i was a little girl age of 6years old and i was born in cote d' ivoire before my family died and i dont have bother and sister and i am a staying at refuges slave of now and i need a man who will take care of me please i am just a happy girl in my life and i dont have any phone contact,

be very happy and write to me kindly simple message to inform me that you are going to take care of me and i will obey you with my happyness and live with you forever and i will obey you with the word of god truth and trustwarded.

GET BACK TO ME AND I WILL BE VERY HAPPY TO RECEIVE YOUR LETTER IN MY INBOX AND MY PICTURES IS GOING TO ATTACHED WITH NEXT MESSAGE.
THANKS AND LOVELY DONTHI


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