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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:
  • "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: George Thomas <tom.george20@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <tom.georges1@hotmail.fr>
Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:12:14 +0000
Subject: Good-day/we are still looking forward to your response.



Dear respected one,Barely four days ago i sent you an email requesting your assistance to transfer our financial inheritance (US$12.5M.) abroad through your foreign bank account for joint investment with you, and up till this moment we are yet to receive a response from you.Is it that you no longer want to help us on your kind manner? or better still write back immediately to let us know your stand towards the issue so that we will know the next thing to do.In case you might have forgotten: my name is Prince George Thomas Nguessan, the son of Late Chief Thomas Nguessan of bouake district of Cote d'Ivoire, a very wealthy and succesful business man, farmer and exporter of cocoa-cafe produce based in Abidjan, the economic capital of Cote d'Ivoire.We have to solicit for your assistance to transfer the money abroad for investment there based on the recent assassination of our father along side our mother by my late father's business rivals on their return from a business trip in Bangkok.On behalf of myself and my only younger sister Elizabeth, if you are convinced and still interested to help us, kindly email us your response with your personal details such as:-Your full name:....................................Residence address:...............................Telephone/fax numbers:.........................Thanks and regards,Looking forward to your reply.Prince George Thomas & sister.
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