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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: bernard gisele <bernard_gisele1@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <bernard_gisele2001@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:36:26 +0000
Subject: From: Bernard Gisele And Lucia



From: Bernard Gisele And Lucia
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire
May this mail find you happiness and peace in your life.I am Gisèle and my younger sister called Lucia Moroba of the same parents from Sierre-Leone country .we lost our parent and our late father Dr Kufo R. moroba made a deposit of money with a bank here in a fixed deposit and the amount is USD $17.3 Million dollars on a bank here in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.
We are presently in Abidjan where the money was been deposited and I have the documents backing up the money at the bank for your claims and our late father told us incase if he died that we should look for someone who has a legitimate bank account abroad to help us claim the money as we are young ones.We believe you as an advanced person that you will not betray the trust we impose on you at the end of the transfer into your personal bank account.Please we need you to send to us the followings,1.your full Name.2.Your private phone and fax number
All this i will submit to the bank for the transfer of the money to your bank account which you are going to send.Bear in mind that this transaction remains confindential to yourself alone.Based on this we contacted you for an assistance,So that we can front you as the beneficiary of the deposited money USD$17.3 Million to the bank so that you can have contacts with the bank director to make the transfer into the account you are going to nominate.
Please write me immediately after you must have gone through my message fill free and make it urgent. That is the reason why I offered you 15% of the total money amount, and in case of any other necessary expenses you might incure, I am resolving to give you an addition of 10% during this transaction.Thanks and remaine bless.Waiting for your reply.Yours sincerely.Bernard And Lucia
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