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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:
  • "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand u.s 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Mariam Rahman <rmariam52@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: mariamy2k01@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:24:32 +0100 (CET)
Subject: From Ms. Mariam Rahman.


Dear Beloved,

It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country. I got your contact on the net in my search for a partner abroad.Though I have not met with you before but I believe, one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life.

There is this amount of Ten million Seven hundred thousand U.S dollars ($10,700,000,000.00) which my late father deposited this money with a commercial bank here in Abidjan-Cote d'Ivoire safe keeping before he was assassinated by unknown persons.

Now I have decided to invest this money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons. I want you to help me transfer this money from the commercial bank into your personal account in your country for investment purposes

If you can assist me I will be pleased to offer to you 20 percent of the total sum.

I await your soonest response.
Respectfully yours,
Ms. Mariam Rahman.


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