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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:
  • "any lucrative business in your country" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "million american 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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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: madam ake <madamake2@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <madamlorgan@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:56:03 +0200
Subject: From Madam Ake



From Madam AkeI am Mrs MARGUERITE AKE It is my pleasure to write you after much consideration since. I can not be able to see you face to face at first my husband Late Dr Lorgan AKE from Republic of Ivory Coast (CI) My husband was a limited liability Cocoa and Gold merchant in South Africa before his untimely death. After his business trip to Montata, South Africa, to negotiate on a Cocoa business he wanted to invest in Montata-South Africa and 5 days after he came back he was assassinated by unknown people which my husband died some days in a private hospital. I didn't know that my husband was going to leave me with my second son Willie after I had lost 2 kids. And it was as if he knew he will die he disclose to us that he deposited (30Kg OF ALLUVIAL GOLD DUST) and the cash sum of USD23million American dollars in a private security company here in abidjan the capital city of cote d'ivoire.That the money was meant for this cocoa business he wanted to invest in Montata-South Africa. Though, according to my husband he deposited the money in a trunk box, but declared it as Ivory, and vital family belonging.He single handed me the key of the box and the deposit Certificate, and instructed us to make proper use of this money for life time investment abroad. Now I have succeeded in locating the Security Company here in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire and also confirmed the item with most honest and confidentiality. Now I am soliciting for your assistance to help me lift this money out from Abidjan to your account abroad so that we should invest it in any lucrative business in your country for the benefit of my only son Willie. I am sick and will not last any longer according to my doctor after so many breast surgering and heart attack.Please if this proposal is acceptable, please kindly contact me immediately for more explanation and the modalities of this transaction. Please don't hesitate to email me.Thanks and God bless you.Yours sincerely Mrs Lorgan Ake for the family.
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