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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 orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: amina farouk <amina16far@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <amina1far@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 23:12:18 +0200
Subject: FROM MISS AMINA FAROUK,



FROM MISS AMINA FAROUK,DEAREST ONE,ASSALAM ALAIKUM AND MAY THE PEACE OF GRACIOUS ALLAH BE WITH YOU.I KNOW THAT MY MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SUPRISE SINCE I DONT KNOW YOU IN PERSON OR MET WITH YOU BEFORE,BUT I AM OF THE BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD BE OBLIGED TO COME TO MY ASSISTANCE AFTER HEARING ABOUT MY SITUATION.I AM MISS AMINA FAROUK FROM SIERRE-LEONE COUNTRY , THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE ALHAJI AND ALJAH FAROUK. MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA AND DIAMOND MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY ONE OF HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS A BUSINESS.WHILE MY MOTHER DIED WHEN I WAS 4 YEARS, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH DEC 2006 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN.HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$ 8,500,000 (EIGHT MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND, UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN ONE OF THE LEADING BANKS IN ABIDJAN, HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY DAUGTHER FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND. HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES. THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE, (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT) .PLEASE DEAR, I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.1)TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM A GIRL OF 22YEARS3)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED. MOREOVER,PLEASE, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NORMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.FURTHER MORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUROPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS YOUR SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.ANTICAIPTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON .
NOW I AM IN THE REFUGEE CAMP WERE AM HAVING PROTECTION AGAINST MY LATE FATHERS ENEIMES.THANKS AND ALLAH BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.YOURS SINCERELYMISS AMINA FAROUK
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