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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:
  • "million american 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: marina koroma <marinakoroma3@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <marina_koroma41@hotmail.fr>
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 10:33:40 +0100
Subject: From Marina Koroma



>From Marina KoromaABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIREWEST AFRICA Dear Beloved One, Please i decided to write you because i have no other alternative. Since after the death of my Parent in the hands of the rebels. i have been in a very big difficulty of how to safe guard the money that my father left for me in international Bank here in Abidjan cote d'ivoire before his death because,I am living in Refugee camp here in ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE WEST AFRICA, i am a little girl of 21 years old please i just need your help. and i am afraid of the amount is too much i don't know how and where to start to go about it. Please if you can help me transfer this fund please try and reply me urgently and i will tell you how much and explain more to you and we can discuss fully with your percentage. and God will always bless you for your help as i am going to take you and your family as my family. my most concern is to come over to your country and continue my Education and start a good life through you,I'm so little to control that can of money. so that is why i contacted you to help me handle the money.
The total money my late father left for me i want to transfer is 6.3 million American dollars. he deposited it in international Bank here,Please because of my inexperience in life i am handing over this money and my future into your care. Please you must keep everything about this as a secret until the money enters into the account you are going to provide because it will not be good for me if two of my wicked uncles who wanted to frustrate me in life knows about this money and my were about,you can contact me through Email box.If possible i will prefile we meet in chat so that i will see you,before i will forward you the contact of the bank.
ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.SincerelyFrom Marina Koroma
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