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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: favour doris <favour_0076@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <favour_dorris12004@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:05:36 +0000
Subject: FROM.FAVOUR .D. SAM,



FROM:MISS. FAVOUR .D.SAM
PLOT 102 RUE 12 KOUMASSI 32ABIDJAN COTE D' IVOIRE.


Dearest one.



i know that my message will come to you as a surprise since i don’t know you in person or met with you before, but i believe that you would be obliged to come to my assistance after hearing about my situation.

i am Miss. Favour .D. Sam. from sierra Leone, the only child of late Mr.Sam Bamba my father was a very wealthy cocoa and diamond merchant based in Abidjan, the capital city of ivory coast before he was poisoned to death by one of his business associates on one of there outing to discuss about business.

while my mother died on the 21st October 1998, my father took me so special because i am motherless.befor the death of my father on 29th Dec.2006 in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his beside and told me that he has the sum of Us$ 6,500,000(six million five hundred thousand, united state Dollars)kept for me in a security storage in one of the leading security company in Abidjan, he use my name as his only daughter for the next of kin of this 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 carry down this money and use it for an investment purpose, (such as real estate management).please dear i am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways.

1) to serve as the guardian of this fund since i am a girl of 22 years.
2) to make arrangement for me to come to your country after the money has been carried down in your country.

indeed please i am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after the successful of this transaction, further more you can indicate your option towards assisting me as i believe that this transaction would be concluded withing seven (7) days your signify interest to assist me, anticipating to hear from you soon,
now i am in the refugee camp were i am having protection against my late fathers enemies.

Thank’s
Yours Sincerely
Miss. Favour .D.Sam

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