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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 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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Sarah Salge <sarah_s147@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: sarah.salge@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:21:45 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Message


My Dear,

Compliments of the season !

I am Sarah Salge from Cote D'ivoire. It' being that I lost my parents a couple of months ago. My late father was a serving director of the cocoa board of directors in Cote-d'ivore Abidjan until his death . He was assassinated last
3 months by the rebels following the renewed political uprising. Before his death he deposited the sum of ( 4.5 Million Us Dollars ), which I have the deposited certificates handed over to me by my late father being money he acquired from cocoa exports.

I want you to do me a favour to receive this money in your country or any safer place. As the beneficiary I have plans to futher my education and do investment in your country, like real estate and industrial production.


This is my reason for writing to you. Please if you are willing to assist me, indicate your interest in replying soonest. I am now presently residing in orphanage camp. I left my city following the wake of departures of foreign
nationals residing in Abidjan.together with the sudden death of my beloved father and the evil behaviours of my uncle

Thanks and God bless you for your consideration.

Miss Sarah.


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