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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)
  • "your humble assistance" (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: <aziz_y9@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: youssef_az3@yahoo.co.nz
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2006 23:46:05 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello Dear

>From Youssef Aziz,


Dearest one,

Good a thing to write you. I have a proposal for you, however it is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your will. Your profile pushed me to send you this mail, my name is Youssef Aziz l i am 20years old,i am a Lebanis bet bet living in ivoiry coast I am the only Son of late Mr. Aziz Abdel.

My father was a highly reputable business man (a cocoa merchant) who operated in the capital of Ivory coast during his days.
It is sad to say that my perents passed away mysteriously in Lebanon during Israeli Cluster Munitions Hit Civilians in Lebanon on (Beirut,July24,2006).

my father died becouse he love her mother so much her mother send him mail that she is very sick and she told him all that is happening in Lebanon then he said that he must go to Lebanon for the saick of the mother why people there runing away from there contry and i read news on bbc and warnd him not to go and he refused to take my advic that how he deid.

My father took me so special. Before his death, he told me about a box he concealed the sum of Seven million, five hundred thousand United State Dollars.(USD$7.5) deposited in one of the security company's here in Abidjan Ivory coast West Africa before he travelled, which he disguised and declared the box to contain family valuables instead of money, by this way the company does not know the true content of the box.
The deposit document which I have in my possession carries my late father name as the depositor,he informed them that it belonged to his foreign partner who will come at later date to claim it.. And I really don't know what to do. This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast. The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life.

Sir, I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards. Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded. and also to help me acquire naturization status in your country
Thank you so much and God be with you,

Youssef Aziz,



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