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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "trunk box" (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 us 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)
  • ",000,000" (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: ali mohammad <mohammad_alii1988moh@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <ali_mohammad1988@terra.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 11:59:37 +0000
Subject: Sallam Aliekum.



Sallam Aliekum.

Dear One,

Allah SWT ! there is no god but He! To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names. (Qur'an 20:8)In the name of AL-BRI', AL-'AZZ, AL-KARM, I thank you so much for as you read this letter. I am Mohammad D. Ali 17 years old.I am the only child of late Dr.Mustafa Ali. We lived in the capital city of Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire), my father was a very wealthy Cocoa merchant bases in Abidjan the Economic Capital of Ivory Coast before he was poisoned to death by his business associates in one of their outings on a business trip.

My mother died of hypertension here in Abidjan as a result of the death of my father.Before she died, she advised me to look for a good person who will be my guardian and assist me to move a box containing Ten million US dollars (US$10,000,000.00) which my late father deposited with a security company here in Abidjan to your country.
This money was deposited with a security company for a foreign business with his partners. Now having confirm and verified the deposit here from the security company , I need your assistance to help me and receive this fund in your country from the security company for investiment.My mother advised that my guardian shall invest the money in business like Hotel Management or Real Estate but i want you to think out the best investiment we can invest on arrival of this box, while I prepare to come over to your country so that both of us can invest wisely, apart from the relationship. I have in mind to give you 20% of the total , and 5% for any expenses spent while the transaction is going on.

By this mail you are now requested to arrange on how this box of money can be moved out of this country to you in your country or anywhere else.I shall give you the contact details of the security company and all the documents my father used in depositing the trunk box when i hear from you. You may please call me for more details.
Waiting for your quick response and allah bless and protect you .

I am yours

Ali Mohammad
0022508985625.
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