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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 us 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)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "JENNIFER DEKONA" <jenniferdekona@colombia.com>
Reply-To: jenniferdekona@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:11:18 +0200
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE REQUIRED: FROM MISS JENNIFER DEKONA.


Dear One,

In a brief introduction,

I am Jennifer Dekona (22 years) the only daughter of late Mr. Anthony
Dekona. I am in possession of some documents covering the deposit
of US$3.8Million (Three Million, eight hundred thousand US dollars)
deposited by my late father with the bank here in Ivory Coast ( Cote
D'Ivoire ). I have being in contact with the bank to verify the deposit and
everything is still intact and its authenticity is clear. This fund is
realised from the sale of alluvial gold dust which my late father dealt on
when he is still alive.

I am soliciting your kind assistance in retrieving and claiming this fund
from the bank here as my father's business associate or my guardian and have
it transferred to your account in your country for investment as I will join
you once the fund is transferred for continuation of my education, share of
percentage and investment alike. You will also serve as the guardian to this
fund as I am a novice in the field of investment. I will give you further
details as soon as I hear from you, and we will discuss terms and percentage
subsequently but you must treat this message as highly confidential.

I await your response.

Best wishes

Ms. Jennifer Dekona.

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