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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr SOLOMON KONE GUEI <mrsolomon15@excite.com>
Reply-To: mrsolomon-koneg@excite.com
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:51:14 +0400
Subject: DATE 13/11/2006


From:Solomon Kone Guei
Abidjan,Cote d Ivoire,
I am Solomon Kone Guei from Cote d Ivoire. I am 22 years old ,I lost my father a couple of years ago. My father late General Robert Guei was a Ex-Military head of State of Ivory Coast until his untimely death,(You can visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2269238.stm for complete report on this incident).

He was assassinated on the 19th of September 2002 by an unknown group of heavily armed gunmen following the political uprising. To be brief and straight to the point, before his untimely death, he deposited with a finance security company a metal safe box containing the sum of ( Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) $10.5 Million Dollars meant for the purchase of heavy artilleries, armoured tank, ammunitions and security equipments from Dubai . The security company do not know the real contents of the metal safe box is money, because he convincingly told them at the time of deposit that it only contains African Artefact treasures and computer security consumables that does not need air and sun rays, that will be ship to his foreign business associate in abroad. Name of the finance and security firm is withheld for security reasons.

I want you to do me a favour to claim the box as my late father foreign business associate overseas in your country, so that I will come over to your country for investment and resettlement, since the present administration is no more in cordial relationship with my families.

I will go into partnership investment with you in your country , such as Real Estate and Hotel ownership this is my reason for writing to you. Please if you are willing to assist me, indicate your interest in replying soonest, I will offer you 30% only for your kind and honest assistance. Do kindly send me your direct telephone and fax numbers for an easy communication.

Mr Solomon

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