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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 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: Usman Mohammed <usman1100@y7mail.com>
Reply-To: officeid111@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:09:30 +1100 (EST)
Subject: From Mr Usman Mohammed.


From Mr Usman Mohammed.
Country: Abidjan Cote Ivoire
Address Plateau Cocody

Dear.

My name is Mr Usman Mohammed. I work with Cote D'Ivoire bank as an accountant foreign operation department. In the discharge of my duty, I stumbled on this domiciliary account that has remained dormant for three years now with Six Million Dollars ($6m) in it. I contacted my director and we sent out staff for enquiries and discovered that the account holder was death with the next of kin.

I am writing you so that we can work with you to remit the money into your account as the next of kin. It is simple process which will take a short while to process Outside this. I look forward to receive your urgent response.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Best regard
Usman Mohammed.


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