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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)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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: maxison robbin <robbin_maxison@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 05:39:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: A CRY FOR HUMBLE HELP


Dearest One,

I am Robbin and my younger sister called linda Maxison
of the same parents from Sierre-Leone country.
We lost our parent and our late father Chief Williams
Maxison made a deposit of box of money with a security company here in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire west africa. the amount is 18 million us dollar.

We are presently in Abidjan where the box was been
deposited by Our late father chief Williams Maxison and I have the documents backing up the box for your claims and our late father told us incase if he died that we should look for someone who has a buisness company abroad to help us claim the box as we are young ones,We have the ID Card issued us from the United Nation here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire west africa on our arrival as refugess and these will serves you as a proof of who we are. We believe you as an advanced person that you will not
betray the trust we impose on you at the end of this transaction.
Please we need you to send to us the followings,
1.your full Name.
2.Your private phone and fax number
3.Your first page and second page of your international passport
All this i will submit them to the security company for the transaction of
the box to your verious destination.Bear it in mind that Our late father did not disclose the content of the box to the security company.to aviod the official from raissing eye brows to the fund.Also Bear in mind that this transaction remains confindential to yourself alone.

Based on this we contacted you for an assistance,So that we can front you as Our late father foreign buisness partner/ beneficiary of the box in there security custody. Because our late father Chief William Maxison deposited it as family valuable. 10% of the total sum will be offered to you for your assistance, while 5% will be set aside for any expenses that might arise during the transaction.

Thanks and remaine bless.
Waiting for your reply.
Yours sincerely
Robbin Maxison.

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