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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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: sophie mbomer <so_m4cole@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:43:37 +0100 (CET)
Subject: CRYING FOR ASSISTANCE.


FROM:SOPHIE MBOMER COLE.
AVENUE 12 RUE 14
11PLATEUX ABIDJAN
IVORY COAST
WEST AFRICA

Dear Chosen partner,

Thanks you very much to come into my life at this time, how are you hope it's well with you.
I am Miss sophie mbomer cole , the legitimate daughter of the Director Mbomer Cole of cocoa in official list of Ivory ( west AFRICA) murdered by the rebelles here.
During the exercise of his mandate, my father had deposited a metal suitcase with a recognise security company here containing the sum of 9,000.000m USD (Nine million dollars USD) To allow him to conceive a project of investment at the end of his mandate here.

Today my major concern is to transfer this sum outside here. Given that I am the only child and I have seriously suffered from the raggings and the harassments on behalf of the political opponents of my Father.It is in this prospect that I contact you for you to help me sincerely to remove this legacy from the security company.
I shall voluntarily agree on a good and appropriate percentage of this money as your compensation for your assistant as for what precedes.
NB: in my next mail l we send you my photo to proof you and also pls send yours photo and telephone number for easy cominicating with you.

I look forward to recive your responds.
Yours sincerely
Miss sophie mbomer cole





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