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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:
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states 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: hajara <hajara1983diarra@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: hajara_cou01@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 03:55:31 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM Hajara Coulibary.

Abidjan, Cote d'ivoire.

I pray that this email reaches you in the best of health. This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have not yet met. The message could be strange but it's real and you will realise this if you paysome attention to it. I want to notify you about it at least for the sake
of your integrity.


Dear One,
I and my Son intend to invest in your country.

There is this amount of Five million United States dollars($5,000.000) which my late Husband kept for us in the Bank here in Abidjan before he untimely death in a hospital after a brief illness.

Now I and my son have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa.
We want you to help us transfer and invest this fund in your country for investment purposes.

If you can be of a sincere assistance to us ,please do get back to us for more intimate details.

I await your soonest response.
Kind regards,

Mrs. Hajara Coulibary.





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