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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:
  • "please indicate your interest" (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: rose martin <rose_martin1@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 22:43:55 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Miss Rose


Dear,

I am very happy to write you. I am Miss Rose Martin the daughter of late Mr. Peter Martin. My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan(Ivory Coast),the economic capital of Abidjan, my father died in a mysterious circumstance which everybody believed that he was poisoned by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip, and the post mortem result proved that.

My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my father in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of Twelve million five hundred thousand United State Dollars USD ($12,500,000) left in one of the bank in Abidjan he used my name as his only Daughter for the next of kin in depositing the money.

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 foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as real estate management or hotel management, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways.

1) To assist me claim out the money in the bank where my late father deposited the money.

2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am still young and have no business or investment experience especially of the magnitude this will require .

3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.

Moreover, I want you to tell me what will be your percentage/compensation for assisting me. Please indicate your interest towards assisting me . Anticipating to hear from you soon. I am happy to have somebody like you as a guardian.

Thanks and God bless.

Best regards,

Miss Rose martin


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