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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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: dossu4 <dossu_emm4@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: emm_dossu@yahoo.se
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:52:39 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Please can you kindly assist me ?............................

Dearest One,

I am Emmanuel Dossu, The only child of late Mr and Mrs Emmanuel, My Late father was a very wealthy Cocoa Merchant based in Abidjan, the Economic Capital of Ivory Coast before he was poisoned to death by his Business Associates on one of their outing to discuss on a business deal.
With bitter tears am typing this today,my heart is heavy of sadness and my soul is dying at my tender age of 20.

My father was a very rich Cocoa Merchant here in Cote 'd' Voire and he was a very popular man before he died,so when he was about to give-up he secretly told me that he had some amount of huge money (US 8.5m) Eight million five hundred thousand United States dollars in his fixed / suspence
account here in Cote d lvoire and he also told me that he wanted me to go abroad and study because l am a very brilliant boy. He also told me that l should seek for a foreign patner that l should send the money to because for the fear of his family member and after the money is confirmed received
by my patner in oversea l should then go there to continue my education while my patner should invest the money in a very profitable business of his or her choice since l know nothing or less about investment and the profit must be shared between me and my patner so i am honourably seeking your
assistance in the following ways .

1) To provide a NEW BANK ACCOUNT where this money would be transfered, (please open a new account to avoid mistrust and for you to know that l am not after your money)
2) To serve as the guardian of this fund.
3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a residential permit for me in your country.
Moreover, dear, i am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for your effort input after the successful transfer of this fund to your nominated account oversea.

I have the believe that one day I will become a person in life if you could help me out, I pray that God will also help you, (amen).

Hoping to hear from you soonest.

Thanks And God Bless.
Best regards.
Dossu Emmanuel


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