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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)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "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: "julieth wisdom" <julieth_wisdom11@latinmail.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 15:56:26 +0100 (CET)
Subject: WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON


FROM JULIETH WISDOM


DEAREST ONE,

BASED ON THE TRUST AND GOD's DIVINE GUIDANCE THAT I HAVE THIS GREAT OPPOTURNITY LINKING UP TO YOU, THOUGH WE HAVE NOT MEET BEFORE BUT I BELIEVE THAT ONE HAVE TO TAKE RISK IN CONFIDING HIS SECRETE TO SUCCEED SOME TIMES IN LIFE.

MY NAME IS JULIETH WISDOM, 25 YEARS OLD UNDERGRADUATE.I AM ONLY DAUYGTHER OF CHIFE MRS PAUL WISDOM A MAJOR COCO EXPORTER CUM POLITICIAN. I AM A NATIVE OF LORMA IN WESTERN PART OF LIBERIA, AFRICA.

I WAS BORN OF TRAGIC FATE, MY MOTHER DIED FROM CANCER WHEN I WAS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD MY FATHER NURTURED ME GREAT CARE AND LOVE BEFORE HE MET HIS OWN UNTIMLY DEATH ON HIS WAY COMING BACK FROM BUSINESS TRIP FROM OVERSEAS, ON HIS ARRIVAL TO THE AIRPORT HIS DRIVER WENT TO DROVE HIM BACK HOME ON THE WAY THEY HAVE HAVE FATAL CAR ACCIDENT WHICH KILLED HIS DRIVER AT A SPOT WHILE MY FATHER SPENT 3 PAINFUL DAYS AT THE HOSPITAL BEFORE HE DIED. MY UNCLE SEIZED ALL MY FATHERS COMPNIES AND PROPERTIES BECAUSE OF OUR TRADITION BELIEVE THAT I AM A WOMAN. I WAS LEFT WITH NOTING AND DROPPED OUT FROM SCHOOL BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL DIFFICULITES AND MY UNCLES WICKED ATTIUDE.

MY FATHER TOLD ME IN A DEEP SECRETE ON HIS SICK BED WHICH I WANT SHARE WITH YOU IN A FULL CONFIDENTIALITY, HE DEPOSITED A HUGU SUM OF 14 MILLION DOLLARS (14,OOO,OOO USD) IN ONE OF REPUTABLE SECURITY COMPANY IN IVORY COAST ABIDJAN, BECAUSE OF POLITCAL INSTABLITY IN OUR COUNTRY LIBERIA WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF MY UNCLE. PRESENTLY I AM STAYING IN IVORY COAST SINCE THE CIVIL WAR BROKE OUT IN LIBERIA AS A REFUGEE IN ONE OF THE MISSIONRAY HOME WHILE MY UNCLE FLEW TO LONDON WITH HIS CHILDREN ALTHOUGH I HAVE CONTACTED THE SECURITY COMPANY AND THEY HAVE CONFIRM TO ME OF THE CONSIGNMENT.

DEAREST, ALL I WANT YOU TO DO FOR ME IS TO STEP FORWARD AS MY FOREIGN PARTNER TO THE SECURITY COMPANY SO THAT THE MONEY WILL BE RETRIVE, I HAVE ALL NECCERSARY INFORMATION TO BACK YOU UP. I WILL SINCERRELY GIVE YOU 15% OUT FROM THE TOTAL MONEY AND 5% FOR ANY EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE TRANSACTION AND THE REST WILL BE USED FOR ANY INVESTMENT PREFERRED BY YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY.

I AM PLEADING TO YOU WITH THE NAME OF ALMIGHTY GOD TO HELP ME OUT OF THIS PROBLEM COINCIDENTALLY IVORY COAST IS NOW HAVING ITS OWN POLITACL UNREST TOO. WAITING FOR YOUR RERSPONSE SOONEST.

GOD BLESS YOU.
All MY LOVE,
JULIETH WISDOM

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