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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 urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: <faith_markxxx@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 03:04:43 +0900 (JST)
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL MESSAGE

controlling his business until she was poisoned by her business associates which she suffered and died .

Before the death of my mother on October 2004 in a
private hospital here in Abidjan where she was admitted, she secretly called me on her bed side and disclosed to me about the sum of seven million five hundred thousand US dollars. ($7.5million ) she left in suspense account in one of the bank here in
Abidjan , it was the money she intended to transfer oversea for investment before she was strucked down . She also instructed me that I should seek
for a foreign partner in any country of my choice who will assist me transfer this money in oversea account where the money will be save and invested wisely.
Because of the current political problem here in Ivory Coast I decided to transfer the money to abroad where it will be save and invested. therefore,
i am crying and seeking for your kind assistance in the following ways:

(1) To provide a safe bank account into where the money will be transferred for investment .
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am a girl of 20 years old .
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit for me in your country.I will give you 20 percent of the total amount after you mate assest me transfer the fund,

As soon as I receive your urgent reply indicating your
interest to assist me to successful transfer of this money into your yet nominated account i will give you the document that back up the money,and the contact of the bank,

I am waiting to hear from you,

Yours sincerely,
Faith Mark




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