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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: helen lamine <h_l6@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <h_lamine@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:23:51 +0100
Subject: FROM: MRS.HELEN LAMINE.



FROM: MRS.HELEN LAMINE.DECONER GUEST HOUSEILOT 18 REU MENDE,ABIDJAN.
I am Mrs. HELEN LAMINE, a widow to late GENERAL SIMON LAMINE from Sierra-Leone with a chronic renal insufficiency case, a kidney decease and I am presently putting up in a guest house with my son (MICHAEL) here in Abidjan. I want to inform you of an urgent assistance I need from you and if you can not assist fully, I will like you to please source a trustworthy person to receive a certain deposit I inherited from my late husband for an investment. My late husband deposited the sum of (US$ 18.5 million) in cash, packaged in one metallic box with a Security Firm here in Abidjan before his death while in service as a General in the Army in my home country but before his death, he handed me over all the documents relating to the deposit of the box with security company. Consequently, I and my son Michael has come to this place and have located the security company and it is time for us to claim the box and have the money moved abroad. I therefore want to use you as my late husband's foreign associate to receive this money in your country for investment so that my son can continue his education while I am properly administered medically abroad. Meanwhile, I will like you to urgently indicate your willingness to me so that I can furnish you the details & related documents of the deposit with the security company for your perusals and confirmation to enable you contact the security company for the claim of the treasure. please note that you will be compensated accordingly for assisting me and my son to successfully moving this money out of this country for the investment in your country, Bear in mind that 20% of the total sum will be disbursed to your person inform of compasation and in case of any other necessary expense you might incure during this transaction.
Hope to hear from you, urgently. May God bless you.
Mrs. Helen / Michael Lamine.

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