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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)
  • "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: Nora Williams <nora_williams406@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: norawilliams76@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:48:34 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dearest One,


Dearest One,

After reading your profile,I became interested in you and also want to know more better you .My name is Nora Williams, 22 year old girl a student, my late father was a former gold minister in Sierra-Leone before he was killed by the group of rebel.

Before the death of my father, he called me one early morning which is still fresh in my memory and told me of some money he had deposited into a fixed account in a bank here in Ivory Coast Abidjan for my schooling and some other needs when I am old enough to take care of myself.

Now, since my father is late and our family members are after me to kill me so as to inherit my fathers wealth, I kindly seek your help in claiming this funds from the Bank and invest it into a business in your country while you shall also help me get a visa into your country so that I can further my education and we live together happilly.

The reason why I seek your help is because I am still a little girl and cannot go for claims of that funds from the Bank because of my age status.

I shall send you the contact details of the bank where the fund is deposited and aslo introduce you to the bank as my fathers business partner overseas and shall forward all the deposit documents to you as soon as I can confide in you that you would not sit in the funds after it gets to your care.

Please,I want you to kindly tell me more about youself and what you do for a living.

I also want you to reply to me immediatelly as the political status of this country is not safe for me.

Also send me your telephone number in your reply so that i can call you for discussions.

Thanks a lot and God Bless you.

Nora Williams.



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