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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:
  • "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: "Mirain Robert.Guie" <mirian_guie01@yahoo.gr>
Reply-To: mirian_guie1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 02:15:58 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: I Needed your Assistance


From Miss.Mirian R. Guie
House 13B makori Road
Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire.
West Africa.

I Needed your Assistance

Dear One,
Compliment of the season, Good a thing for me to write to you,this however is mandatry nor do i any manner combel you to honour agaist your will.
my name is Mirian, the only Daughter of late Mr.and Mrs.Robert Guie, My father was a formal senat prisedent, senior senetor here in Cote'd Iviore in the capital of Ivory coast during his days.

It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously during there political war 12Febuary 2006. Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an opposition of him in the house of senat. But God knows the truth! My mother died when I was just 13yrs old she suffered from loungs cancer, and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my father on Febuary 2006, he called me and informed me that he has the sum of Five Million United States Dollar.($5,000,000.00) deposited in one of the BANK OF AFRICA here in Cote'd Iviore. He further told me that he deposited this money in my name as the next of kin, and also gave me all the necessary documents regarding to this deposit with the bank.

I am 22 years old and a university undergraduate and really don't know what to do. Now I want an honest partner overseas who I can transfer this deposit with his assistance and after the transaction I will come and resident permanently in your country till such a time that it will be convinient for me to return back home if I so desire. This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis between our Gov, and rebels here in my country. The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life. I also want to invest the fund under your care because I do not have a business ideas.

I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards. Your suggestions and ideas to me will be highly regarded.
Please, Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible so that we can discuse your percentage to assist me in this situation.
Thank you so much and God bless with you,

Best Regard
Miss.Mirian R. Guie



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