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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "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: nenita villaran <nenitavillaran0096@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <nenita_v1001@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:17:59 +0200
Subject: Best regard



Best regardMy name is Madam Nenita Villaran, A complete citizen of Philippines, widow to the late former Governor in Philippine who was killed against the country by the Abu sayyaf movement in the southern luxury beach region on the 11th April 2002 that rendered many people of different nationals dead. I inherited a total sum of 12 million dollars from my late husband, which my late Husband deposited in one of SECURITY COMPANY in ABIDJAN which he wanted to used investment in our Country before he dead.Now I have decided to invest this money in country anywhere safe enough outside for security and political reasons. We want you to help us contact the SECURITY COMPANY as my late husband foreign business partner and the beneficiary of the money and give them immediate instruction to deliver the box to your country to enable you plan for the investment we will go into in your Country.As soon as you comfirm the money in your country I and my daughter will come over to meet you for the possible investment. My main purpose of sending you this mail is because of my ill health I found you and perhaps trust worthy to give this priority of transfering of BOX to you in a place that you think is very secure and safe in your country with your percentage of which we shall chat on soon. Once i get a possitive response from you, I will give you the contact of the SECURITY COMPANY in ABIDJAN for you to contact them and arrange. I give thanks immensely for your co-operation as I look forward to your urgent response .
Best RegardMadam
Nenita Villaran
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