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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)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: rita abed <r_abed121@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <r_abed18@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 22:47:02 +0000
Subject: From Mrs. Rita Abed



Dearest Beloved,
I am crying for help
I am Mrs. Rita Abed from Ivory Coast. I was married to Late Chief George Abed who was a contractor with the Government of Cote D'Ivoire before he died after few days in the hospital.
When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $4.500 Million Dollars with a Bank in Cote D’lvoire. Presently this money is still in the custody of the Bank here in Cote DIvoire. My Doctor told me that it is very likely I will die within the next 3 months due to A Blood cancer {LUCAMIA}.
I have decided to donate the money for charity to you since I do not have a child to inherit it and it’s better I do not die leaving the money here without it reaching to the poor and the lessprivileged ones in the society. As soon as I receive your reply I shall tell my bank to transfer the money to you.
Informations Required from you are: Your Full Name.......................... Your Direct Tel & Fax
N°:......................, Your Home & Office addresses..............................Your Bank Account ..................
With these informations, I will forward them to the Bank for immediately transferring of the Funds to your Position. Please always pray for me and let God give me more Good health to stay in this World.EMAIL MEMrs. Rita Abed
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