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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:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Linson John <j1.linson@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: john.linson@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 21:42:26 +0800 (CST)
Subject: From: John Linson


From: John Linson

Av.12 RD 16,Apt.39B, Triechville
Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire.

Attention:Respectful Greetings and How are you today? I am John Linson The Only Child of late Chief Peter Linson, My Late father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant based in abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast West Africa before his death.
I would like you to permit me to apply through this medium for your co-operation

And to secure an opportunity to invest and do joint relationship and business with you in your country. this is because I inheritated an important sum from my late father who died in recent political crisis in Ivory Coast.Before the death of my father he informed me near his
hospital bed at chu- teaching hospital, that he has saved the total sum of ($10.500,000) Ten Million five houndred thousand united states dollars only, in a local bank here,He also gave
me the deposit slip
which he used to made the deposit.He deposited the money with his name and my

Name as the next of kin.I intend to invest this fund in profitable areas in your country into a very lucratives business venture of which you are to advise and execute the said venture over there for the mutual benefits of both of us .
most especially is for you to help me come over to your base if possible for You be able to co-operate with me to become my business partner in your country and create ideas on how money will be invested, properly managed and the type of investment after the money is transferred to your custody with your assistance.

This fund is legitimately acquired by my late father from sales of cocoa and coffee and diamond dealings, Thank you for your understanding.
Further directives and details about the deposit and on how this fund will be transfered into your nominated account for my investement purposes will be given to you as soon as I get your response,


I am eagerly waiting for your urgent response.


Remain Blessed.

Faithfully John Linson.





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