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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:
  • ",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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS.ROSE TEGA" <rosetega01@gawab.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: rosetega@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 04:50:41 +0000
Subject: Dearest One.

MRS.ROSE TEGA
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE
Dearest
My name is Mrs. Rose Tega . I am married to late Mr. Martin Tega .Ceo TEGA Oils filling station who also worked with Total Oil as a contractor and chairman/CEO of the Sierra-Leone national Gold & Diamond MiningCorporation.We were married for twenty years with a
child. this is where he died AF4590 crashhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm When my late husband was alive we deposited the sum of USD 3,000,000 Million (three Million U.S.Dollars) with one of good Bank
Presently,this money is still with the Bank. Recently my Doctor told me that I would,not last for the next three months due to my cancer problem.Though what disturbs me most is my stroke. Having known my condition I decided to contact you to help me receive this fund and ADOPT my only girl our daugher is just 17 year old now and been grow up in africa, she have low manterity and myhusband's relatives are not Good and I don't want my family hard earned money to be misused by Wicked Men .
I don't want a situation where this money will be used is an ungodly manner.Hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going to. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the GOD I want your telephone communication in this regard because of my health because of the presence of my family relatives around
me always I don't want any of my husband family relatives to recieve this money. With God all things are possible.
As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Bank.I will also issue you a letter of authority that will empower you as the new beneficiary of this fund. I want you and the Family to always pray for me and please reply me urgently.
Remain blessed
MRS ROSE TEGA

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