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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 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: daniel johnson <danieljoyjohnson62@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <danieljoyjohnson05@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 16:24:22 +0000
Subject: From Daniel Johnson



From Daniel Johnson

Greetings,

It is my pleasure to contact you for a businessventure which i,intend to establish inyour country.Though i have not met with you beforebut i believe, one has to risk confiding in someoneto succeed sometimes in life.There is this amount ofFIFTEEN Million US Dollars ($15.000.000.00)which my late Father deposited in one of the banks here in Abidjan Capital city of Cote d'Ivoirewhich he wanted to used for his political ambition inour Country before he was assassinated.

Now I have decided to invest these moneyin your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africafor security and political reasons.I want you to help me contact the bank here as my late fathers foreign business partner and the beneficiary of the deposited fund and give them immediate instruction to tranfer the funds to you in your Country.
As soon as you comfirm the money in your possession, I will come over to meet you for the possible investment and continue my education in your country.I will like to invest part of the money into these three investment in your Country but, if there is any other business that is better than my suggestion, i will be very glad to follow your advice.

1). Real estate2). The transport industry3). Five star hotel

If you can be of an assistance to me i will bepleased to offer to you 20% of the total fund whilethe balance will be invested by you.

I await your soonest response.

Respectfully yours, Daniel Johnson
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