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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: ibramin103 <ibramin103@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: ibra_ami1987@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:22:00 +0900 (JST)
Subject: PLEASE HELP ME

Dearest one,

I know that u don't know me, but i felt it right to confind in someone so that i can be able to live a good life that God gave me. I'am Miss Amina Ibrahim the only child/daughter of late Mrs Aisha Ibrahim. Address: Rue 142 Marcory Abidjan Cote'd'ivoire.

I am a 20-year old girl. My dear i'm sorry to tell you this, but i have to. my father died in a car acciedent when i was 13. which latter affected my mother and leed to her death on April 2007. My mother was a very successful farmer and cocoa merchant before her sudden death. and right now iam
with a pastor by name(MALLIDA CHILIN) in another city. Dear this is my life and story. But the reason why iam contacting you is to assist me retrif some money, the sum of three million nine hundred thousand dollars,($3.9, million dollars) that my late mum told me she left in a suspense account
in one of the banks here in Abidjan.

It was the money she intended to transfer oversea for investment before her sudden death, She also instructed me that I should seek for a foreign partner in any country of my choice who will assist me retrif and transfer this money into a overseas account where the money will be safe and
invested wisely, Because of the current political problem here in Ivory Coast. therefore, I am crying and seeking for your kind assistance in the following ways:

(1) To provide a safe bank account into where the money will be transferred for safty and investment,
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 20 years old,
I have decided to offer you 20% Of the total amount for your willingness to help me, but my dear hlep me, not becouse of the percentage but becouse i need a new life.

Please kindly response to my mail immediately.

best regards

Miss Amina





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