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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "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)
  • "your country for safe keeping" (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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: aicha diarra <aicha_diarra2003@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <miss.aicha_diarra@hotmail.fr>
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:30:21 +0100
Subject: i need your urgent reply
















Aicha Diarrassouba
01 BP 97 ABIDJAN 01
COTE D'IVOIRE


My Dear,

Good day to you. I am Miss Aicha Diarrassouba and my nationality is Guinea. My father late Mr.Diarras Souba before his death was the general manager of a large company of gold treatment and marketing in Côte D'ivoire (SODEMI). He was shot down coldly by the rebels who have occupied half of the country for more than four years.


Before his death he deposited a big trunk box containing ( US $7.5 M ) with other valuables with a security company here in Abidjan deposited as non inspected consignment registerred as family valuables and tressure. I want you to focus your mind in this transaction for this is 100% risk free, legal and Genuine business.

I ask for your assistance and permission to submit your name as my guidian and as my appointed beneficairy for release of this consignment and transfer of the funds to your country for safe keeping and investment.
As soon as you withdraw the cnsignment from the security company, you take 15% of the total sum for your assistance and also 5% of the total sum for the expenses you might have made during the process while the remaining balance will be wisely used under your guide for investiment in your country for our future.
Please my dear i now wait to hear from you soonest.

your's sincerely,
Aicha Diarrassouba .
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