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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:
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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: victor donald <victor_d221@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 18:39:40 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM VICTOR Donald and sister



VICTOR Donald and sister
Zodiac Guest House Abidjan
21 BP 1027 ABIDJAN 21
Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire)

Dear respectful,

With due respect and to the glory of Almighty God whom we worship I
call upon you to assist Me and my sister. Please Permit us to inform you of
our desire of going into business relationship with you. We must not
hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business.

My name is Victor Donald, The only son of late Chief Alfred Donald. My
father as a very wealthy cocoa merchant here in Abidjan but we are from Siera
Leone. My father was poisoned to death by his business associates on
one of their outings on a business trip. My mother died immediatly after
she deliverd my junior sister Juliet when I was three years old and since
then ur father took us so special.

Before his death in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly
called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of($9.500.000.00)
NINE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR left in fixed /suspense account in a bank here in Abidjan, He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a beneficiary in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment and also to continue our education.

I am with all the neccesary documents concerning the money. Dear, I am
honourably seeking for your assistance in the following ways:

(1) To provide a bank account where this money will be transferred
into.
(2) To make arrangement for me and my younger sister to come over to
your country to further our Education .

More over, I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation
for your effort/input after the successful transfer of this money into
your nominated bank account in your country, you indicate your options
towards assisting us. you signify your interest to assist us. As we depend in
God,and with God all things are possible.

Anticipating to hear from you today by mail.
Thanks and may God bless you.
Best regards,
VICTOR Donald.


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