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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: giskwa54@seznam.cz
Reply-To: gisele_kw@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:47:07 +0100 (CET)
Subject: =?us-ascii?Q?YOUR=20URGENT=20REPLY=20NEEDED?=

YOUR URGENT REPLY NEEDED

DEAREST ONE,
I AM HAPPY TO REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE BECAUSE I BELIVE THAT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BETRAY THE TRUST WHICH I AM GOING TO LAY ON YOU.AM THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF MY LATE PARENTS ,MR. AND MRS Alfred kwafu. MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED THE SUM OF( $2,350,000 usD) IN A FINANCE HOUSE HERE IN ABIDJAN,REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE BEFORE HE WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY THE PEOPLE SUSPECTED TO BE HIS POLITICAL ASSOCIATES IN THE YEAR 2007 FEBRUARY.

MY FATHER WAS A HIGHLY REPUTABLE BUSSINESS MAGNET(A COCOA MERCHANT & A CONTRCTOR) WHO OPERATED IN THE CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST DURING HIS DAYS.

I WANT YOU TO ASSIST ME TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES,SO I CAN FUTHER MY EDUCATION .
I WILL LIKE US TO INVEST IN THE FOLLOWING:
1)REAL ESTATE
2 BUSINESS.
3)SCHOOLS.

I HAVE ALREADY DISCUSSED WITH THE OFFICIALS OF THE BANK WHERE THIS FUND IS AND THEY ARE WAITING FOR YOU TO CONTACT THEM AS MY LATE FATHER'S FOREIGN PARTNER.
PLEASE TELL ME THE PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT IN QUESTION WILL BE GOOD FOR YOUR EFFORT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER?

I AM EXPECTING YOUR IMMEDIATE REPLY.
SINCERELY YOURS,
MISS Gisele kwafu.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam