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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "account in your country or any safer place" (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: "geoweba@terra.es" <geoweba@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 21:47:09 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Message From George Weba.




From George Weba.
Abidjan (Ivory Coast),
Cote D'ivoire.
Email: geo4@zoomshare.com

Dear,

I am George Weba. from Ivory Coast. I am of 22 years old boy. I lost my father a couple of years ago. My father was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting board until his untimely death.

He was assassinated last January 2003 by the rebels following the political uprising. Before his death he had a fund consignment box deposited with a security and finance company here in Côte d'Ivoire up to the tune of $10.5M, which he told the security company as containing "GEM STONE".

Therefore, I am contacting you based on the information I gathered from the business directory of your country, and wish to contact you for this business transaction which needs your urgent attention. I want you to do me a favour to receive this funds to a safe account in your country or any safer place as the beneficiary.

As soon as you receive the funds into your account, I will like you to invest the fund into a good business venture, or in your company, for industrial productions or real estate building. And arrange for my coming to meet you. This is my reason for writing to you. Please if you are willing to assist me, kindly indicate your interest in replying soonest to my alternative email geo4@zoomshare.com

Thanks and best regards .
George Weba.










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