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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 united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Young Sliva <youngsli17@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <slivayo03@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:57:15 +0200
Subject: IN CONFIDENCE



IN CONFIDENCE Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. Though I have not met with you before but I believe, one has to risk confiding in succeed sometimes in life.

I am Young Sliva the only son of late King Nekedel Sliva Duku who was assasinated by loyal forces to corporal Foday Sankoh of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) when they attack our town where my late father was the ruler King and Director General of National Gold and Diamond Mining Corporation of Sierra Leone .

My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my father in a private hospital he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he deposited the sum of Eight Million United State Dollars.($8.000,000) in one (security firm) Financial Institution here in Abidjan and he wanted to use it for investment abroad.I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice who will help me claim and transfer this money into his account so that i will start a new life over there with the person and continue my education.

If you can be of an assistance to me i will be pleased to offer you 20% Of the total fund.

Best regards

Young Sliva
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