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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 us 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 orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: evanswilliams@freenet.de
Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2008 15:17:03 +0100
Subject: Urgent reply is needed.


>From Evans Williams
Private and Confidential
Abidjan - Côte d\'Ivoire


My Dearest One ,

It is my pleasure to contact you for a business
venture which I and my junoir sister,intend to establish in your
country. Though I have not met with you before but I believe, one has to
risk confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life. I am evans
williams, the only son of late Chief Vincent williams, from Sierra
Leone. My sources of your contact gave me the courage and confidence to
rely on you.

There is this amount of FIFTEEN Million US Dollars
($15.000.000.00) which my late father deposited with a BANK in Abidjan
Capital city of Cote d\'Ivoire which he wanted to used for his political
ambition in our Country before he was assassinated. Now I and my junior
sister have decided to invest this money in your country or anywhere
safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons.

We
want you to help us claim and receive this money which will be
transferred to your safe bank account avoid any traces of the funds and
to enable you plan for the investment in your Country. I will like to
invest part of the money into these three investments in your Country
but, if there is any other business that is better than my suggestion, I
will be very glad to follow your advice.

1). Real estate
2). The
transport industry
3). Five star hotel

If you can be of an assistance
to us we will be pleased to offer to you 20% Of the total fund while the
balance will be invested by you. I await your soonest response.
Reply
to:evanswilliams22@live.com

Respectfully yours,
Evans
Williams.


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