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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:
  • ",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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22508837254 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Mariam <madama558@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: madama55@yahoo.ca
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 03:28:54 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Urgent Assistance Needed

Dear,

It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I and my Son,intend to establish in your country.

Though I have not met with you before but I believe,one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life.

There is this amount of Seven million U.S dollars($7,000,000.00) which my
late Husband deposited this money with a commercial bank here in Abidjan-Cote
d'Ivoire safe keeping before he was assassinated by unknown persons.
Now I and my son decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe
enough outside Africa for security and political reasons.We want you to help us
transfer this money from the commercial bank into your personal account in your
country for investment purposes on these areas:
1). Real estate
2). The transport industry
If you can be of an assistance to us we will be pleased to offer to you
I await your soonest response.
Respectfully yours,


Mrs.Mariam Adama
+225 08 83 72 54









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