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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: Nenita Villaren <v18.nenita@yahoo.gr>
Reply-To: nenita01villaren@yahoo.gr
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:12:34 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From Madam Villaran Nenita


From Madam Villaran Nenita

My Dear,


I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business proposal, though I don't know you neither have I seen you before but I got your contact through the internet directories.I am Mrs. Villaran Nenita from Sierra-Leone, widow to the late former minister of finance in Sierra-Leone who died on 15th of May 2005.

I inherited a total sum of $9 Million American dollars from my late husband, the money was Deposited in a Bank here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire, that was because my Husband needed a maximum security/safety of the money so that no body nor government organization can trace the where about of the money until he is ready to move the money out from Africa.

My main purpose of sending you this mail is because of the way I found you and perhaps trustworthy to give you this priority of representing me before the bank as my late Husband business partner so that the bank will transfer the money to your account I think is very secure and save in your country for onward lodgment to your account for the purpose of future investment with your percentage, which we shall chat on soon.

Please bear in mind that this transaction remains confidential to you alone, and there will be expenditure to get all the required Documents Legalized before the bank will transfer the money, this is the more reason why I contacted you, please help me I do not have the money to assist myself alone.

I will send you the Authorization Certificate to call the Bank in my next mail which is the Certificate of deposit that they gave to my Husband on the day he deposited the money. I give thanks immensely for your co-operation as I look forward to hear from you soon.

Regards,
Madam Villaran Nenita



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