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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million dollars" (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: johnson omoko <johnsonmoko122@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <johnsonmoko@hotmail.fr>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:13:51 +0000
Subject: Dear friend



Dear Friend May Peace be upon you, I know is wrong to contact you through this means! but is just that i am desparate and my pressent condition now is fruastrating, thatwas why i use this medium to fasting up my request to solicit your help. I am JOHNSON OMOKO the Son of the late Mr DIDIER OMOKO assacinated sinator in ZIMBABWE, My father was killed including my Mother under political problem. After the killings the killer squad came after me and my sister we had to run out of our country to Abidjan,capital of ivoiry coast in west africa where we are currently staying. For the past five months now. I want you to assist me claim this fund that my dad depoisted Bank here in Abidjan d'ivoiry NINE million dollars ONLY (9.000,000,00$). Please could you come down here assist us standing as foreign friend of my late Father bring the money out of the Bank. So that the money will be transferred into your account in your country and also take me and my sister out of here that had made us orphan. Why i contacted you was that i went to the Bank to claim the Fund since my late father use my name as the next of kin to the deposit the money! but i was told by the Bank Director that my late father made an agreement with them that i have to get to the age of 25yrs before i can make claim of the Fund or alternativlly i should provide a guardain who can make the claim on my behalf and that was why i contacted you. Because of our situation here we don wan't to continue living here and suffering. I must tell you this money is our last hope, Please kindly assist me and my sister we has been passing through hard for long timenow. Am waiting for your replyThanksJohnson.
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