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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand us 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: Binta Nehanda <binta10_nehanda@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: binta1nehanda@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2007 05:50:39 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dearest One,

Dearest One,

Good day and compliment of the season!.
My name is Binta Nehanda, from Sierra Leone. My father and I escaped from our country at the heat of the civil war after loosing my mother and two of my senior brothers in the war.As a result of the political instability in my country even after the war, my father established his cocoa and coffee
export business in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He was in Buake, a northern city to negotiate for the purchase of a cocoa plantation when he was shot and killed by the rebel troupes fighting to take over the government of the country on the 22nd September, 2002.

I am only 18 years old Girl. I leave alone because I don't want the people who killed my late Father, to kill me too.I will be very happy if you promised me that you will keep this secret until this money arrival your care in your country.My late Father deposited the sum of Nine million Five
hundred thousand US dollars.USD ($9.5million ) she left in suspense account in one of the bank here in Abidjan,It was the money he intended to transfer overseas for investment.

Because of the current political problem here in Ivory Coast I decided to transfer the money to abroad where it will be save and invested. Please I am contacting you for your assistance, to help me because i don't have anyone in here to help me and I don't have money to travel from here to any
country please I need your assistance to stand by me and and help me to transfer the money to your account in your country for future investment.
Please if you are willing to assist me i will offer you 20% of the total money and You will also provide investment programme where the money will be invested properly when it arrival your hand safely.
Thanks and May God bless you.
I wait to hear from you.
Miss. Binta Nehanda



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