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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "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: <mawa_dowu1942@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: miss_marwa_idowu1@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:00:06 +0900 (JST)
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP.

Dearest one,

I am MISS MAWA DOWU. The only daugther of my late parents MR AND MRS.GEORGE D, DOWU. My father was a very wealth cocoa merchant in Abidjan,the economic capital of Ivory coast, my father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip.

My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my father on february 2004 in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of five million, seven hundred thousand united state
dollars.($5,700,000.00) left in one of the security company here in Abidjan ,that he used my name as his only daugther for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund. he also told me that this consignment is been deposit in the security company as our family valeuable, and was not declear as
money with the security company.is only him and i knows that the containt of the box was money.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was
poisoned by his busines associates. That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as real estate management or hotel management .
Dear,I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following way:To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 22 years. To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.

Furthermore, you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within fourteen days you sign if your interest to assist me. Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Thanks and God bless.
Best regards,

MISS MAWA DOWU.



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