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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 united states 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)
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Nadine Kwame <nadine_kwame0019@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: Nadine_Kwame9113@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 10:32:09 -0500 (EST)
Subject: From:Miss Nadine Kwame


From:Miss Nadine Kwame


Dearest,

With due respect and trust, permit me to inform you of my desire of going into a good relationship with you.

l am Miss Nadine Kwame, the only daughter of late Mr. Yao Kwame. My father was an engineer and a contractor with the Government of Cote D'Ivoire. He was mysteriously poisoned to death by his business associates over a row of a contract award in the Agricultural ministry of our country. I was told that my mother died few hours after giving birth to me due to over bleeding, I never knew her.

Before the death of my father in a hospital here in Abidjan, he secretly called me on his bedside. When I sat down to listen to him, he started crying complaining that I am too young to be manage my life, and there is no body to take care of me again as a young girl. After weeping, He narrated to me how he deposited the sum of $8.000.000 (Eight Million United States Dollars) in a suspense account in a prime bank.He told me that he used my name as his only daughter as his next of kin in deposit of the fund. He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates, that l should seek for a God fearing foreign partner in a country of my choice where l will transfer this money and use it for proper investment purpose.

For this reason, I seek your assistance to serve as my guardian and help me in the transfer of the fund into your bank account and to aid me in the investment of the money in your country. I also require you assistance to continue my education in your country because I am only 18yrs old and a student.

Please, l am willing to offer you 25% of the total sum as compensation for assisting me in this regard.

Hoping to hearing from you soonest.

May God bless you as you extend your helping hand to me.

Yours Sincerely.
Miss Nadine Kwame


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