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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)
  • "any lucrative business in your country" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand 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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: <nneka042002@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: nneka_sanouba@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:14:41 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From :Miss Nneka Sanouba .

Abidjan, Cote d'ivoire
Dearest One,

I am sending you this proposal with deep concerned as to seek for your help out of my present situation.

I am Miss Nneka Sanouba, the only daughter of (Late) Mr. & Miss Nelson Sanouba, my mother died when I was only six years old of age then my father been a caring man took very good care of me till May 5TH 2007 that all my joy turn to sorrow on one of his business tripto Dubai, they got a
plane crash which cost his life with Kenya Airways in Cameroon.

There is this amount of (US $5 .7M) (Five Million Seven Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) which my father deposited in the Security Company here in Abidjan-Cote d棚voire before his untimely death. My father was a highly reputable business man, he deals in Caf蠡andCocoa
seeds. He died on the 5th May 2007 in a plane crash on his way to Dubai.

See the BBCNEWS website of the crash.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6627485.stm

Now I have decided to invest this money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Cote d棚voire due to political crisis here in my country.I want you to help me transfer and invest this money in any lucrative business in your country considering my age and not having any experience
about investment-especially of the magnitude this will
require.

I want immediately the money is transferred to you I will come over to your country to continue my education under your care .If you can be of a sincere assistance to me ,please do get back to me for more details.

I await your immediate response.

Thanks and God bless you.

Miss Nneka Sanouba



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