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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:
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "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: sule raman <raman02sule@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <raman4sule@yahoo.it>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:46:30 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE!!



Dearest,
May the peace of Allah be with you.I am Mr.Rahman Sule the only Son of late Dr.Sule Kamara of Sierra-Leone (SA) I am 21 years of age.
My late father was the former Director of Finance indiamond and mining corporation and Gold merchant inSierra-Leone before his untimely death. After his businesstrip to Abidjan-Cote d'Ivoire,to negociate on a cocoa andgold business he wanted to invest in Abidjan Coted'Ivoire. A Week after he came back from Abidjan, he got an accidentwith my mother of which my mother died instantly but myfather died after five days in a private hospital on thatfaithful afternoon. I didn't know that my father was goingto leave me after I had lost my mother. But before he gaveup the ghost in him,it was as if he knew he was going todie. He my father, (MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE) hedisclosed to me that he deposited sum of ($19,500,000,00) US Dollars in one of the prime banks here in Abidjan- Coted'ivoire.That the money was meant for his diamond and Goldcompany he wanted to establish in Abidjan - Cote d'Ivoire. He single handed me the deposit documents and instructedme to seek for a reliable and trust worthy businesspartner for my life time investment abroad. Now I havesucceded in locating the bank here in Abidjan- Coted'ivoire and also met with the bank board of directorsthat advices me to look for honest person who will helpreceive this money into his or her bank account forinvestments as agreed with my late father. Now I am soliciting for your assistance to help metransferring this money out from Abidjan to your safeaccount abroad so that we can help invest it in anymeaningful lucrative business in your country because thisis my only hope in life. Awaiting anxiously to hear from you so that we can discussthe modalities of this transaction. Please kindly call methrough the telephone number immediately for morediscussion. Please don't hesitate to send me a message.Thanks in anticipation of your kind assistance.Mr. Rahman SuleTel:+22507236721
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