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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)
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "million 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: ruth david <ruthdavid_13@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: ruthdavid02@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 23:22:51 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Help an Orphan

Miss Ruth David.
Address.No14 ave rue 11.
Bp 01 12 abj01.
Bassam.


Dearest One,
I will appreciate if your kind gesture to find time and give response to my

message .I am Ruth David the only daughter of late Mr. and Mrs. Alain David.
My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan, the economic
capital of Ivory Coast before he was poisoned to death by his business associates on
one of their outing to discus on a business deal.


When my mother died on the 21st October 1999, my father took me special
because I am motherless. Before the death of my father on 30th June 2004 in
a private hospital here in Abidjan. He now secretly called me on his bedside
and told me that he has a sum of $4.000.000(Four Million United States Dollars)
left in a suspense account in a local Bank here in
Abidjan that he used my name as his first son for the next of kin in depositing of the fund.


He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth and some huge
amount of money his business associates supposed to balance him from the
deal they had that he was poisoned by his business associates, that I
should seek for a God fearing foreign partner in a country of my choice where I
will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose, (such as
management business) I am honorably seeking your assistance in the
following ways. (1) Provide a Bank account where this money would be
transferred. (2) To serve as the guardian of this since I am a girl of 21years.


Moreover, I am willing to offer you 20% of the sum as compensation for
effort input after the successful transfer of this fund to your designate
account overseas.
Anticipating hearing from you soon.
Thanks and God Bless.
Best regards.
Ruth David




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