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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 orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: <bekorose600@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:59:35 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From : Rosemary Beko.


My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took to me so special. Before the death of my father October 2004 in a hospital deprived here in Abidjan it secretly called me on its side of bed and it explained me that it deposited the sum of Ten million dollars (the USA $
10,000,000,00) in an agency of security here in Abidjan and had named me Hritire. he was assassinated by the unknown people during this war in ivory coast (cte.d'ivoire) . Now I decided to invest the these money in your country or anywhere rather sure Africa outside for the political safety and
reasons.

I ask you Your humble comprehension and for your wisdom, to help itself to leave my problem and to transfer them in your personal account in your country for goal of investment on these sectors:

1) Telecommunication
2) industry and Transport
3) hotel 5 toiles
4) immobilier
I requires of you this help with all the fear and certain doubts for this reason I would like that you answer me sincerely and that you tell me if you tighten in the possibility of helping me to regulate my problem with your sincerity and your honesty.

I wait to read again you would not take a negative answer badly and I would understand very well, also the offer of your assistance of the bottom of the heart.

Please consider this and give me an honest and sincere answer.
God bless you.I await your response to soon.

Mlle Rosemary Beko




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