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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "trunk box" (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: Marie Assal <marie_assal23@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: marie.assal0@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:03:06 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: From: Marie Assal


From: Marie Assal
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.

I am Marie Assal, the Only child of Late Mr Jean Daniel Assal the former cocoa produce in bouake west cost of cote d' Ivoire .I discoverd that my father deposited the sum of ($10,800 000) Ten Million Eight Hundred Thousand Usa Dollar in a security company here in trunk box as family valuables for a security reasons before his death ,and now i am in hiding in one of the city in Abidjan Due to infertility nature of my country political war.

I wish to invest this fund In your country. I also plead, if you help me on the investment part of the business, You have a free hand of operation.
A legal process will take place to ensure mutual transfer.
All effort made to the successful of this transaction will highly be appreciated. I hope to get a favourable reply in due curse.We can negotiate on the terms of assistance.

Best regards,
Marie Assal.

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