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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:
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Caroline Olise <caroline70olise@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:06:57 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: My Dearest One Save My Soul, Reply me Immediately


>From Me Miss Caroline Olise

My Dearest One

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into
business relationship with you. I must not hesitate to
confide in you for this simple and sincere business .

My name is Miss Caroline Olise the only daughter of Dr Humphery Olise of Somalia
My father was a well known cocoa dealer in Abidjan,the economic capital of Ivory
coast, my father was poisoned to death by his business
associates on one of their outings on a business trip.

My mother died when I was a baby and since then my
father took me so special.Before the death of my
father on November 2002 in a private hospital herein
Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told
me that he has the sum of Ten million,five hundred
thousand United State Dollars. USD($10.500,000)

left infixed / suspense account in one of the prime bank here
in Abidjan ,that he used my name as his only daughter for
the next of Kin in depositing of the fund. He also
explained to me that it was because of this wealth
that he was poisoned by his busines associates. That I
should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my
choice where I will transfer this money and use it for
investment purpose such as real estate management or
hotel management .
Dear,I am honourably seeking your assistance in the
following ways:

(1) To provide a bank account into which this money
would be transferred to .
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am
only 24 years.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your
country to further my education and to secure a
resident permit in your country.
Moreover,Dear,I am willing to offer you 15%of the
total sum as compensation for your effort/input after
the successful transfer of this fund into your
nominated account overseas.

Furthermore, you indicate your options towards
assisting me is very urgently,
so please if you are interested to assist me.
I am seriouely waitting to hear from you
soonest.
Thanks and God bless.
From Me Your's Best regards, .
Miss Caroline Olise

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