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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (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: "christina thomason" <misthchristina@li.ru>
Reply-To: christina-thomason@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:59:26 +0200
Subject: From Miss Christina Thomson


From Miss Christina Thomson
Bidjan Cote D' ivoier
West Africa

Dera sir/ma
It is my pleasure to inform you of my present situation and humbly ask for
your help. My name is Christina Thomason I'm 23 yrs old the only child of my
late parents, my father was a former special adviser on rural development
and culture to the Interior Minister in my country before he died.
He was murdered with the Interior Minister by the rebels during the recent
political crises in my country Bourke Cote D'Ivoire . My late father also
has a Cocoa farm which was totally burnt by the rebels after he was killed.
Before his death he secretly deposited the sum of ($5.5 Million USD) in a
Financial Security Firm and inform me that if any thing happened to him I
should look for a reliable person to help me invest this fund for my future
and make sure I live the country for my safety he mention this as if he
knows that he was going to die.
I hereby seek for your assistance to transfer into your account in your
country my heritance fund as a reliable and trustworthy person, and after
the transfer of the fund to you I will relocate to your country for the
safety of my life, you will also help me invest this fund wisely for my
future in your country.
I have lived in the church for so long now just for my safety I still
believe that my father's enemies are still after me. I will appreciate your
positive response to my mail.

I will offer you 30% of the total fund for your assistance. I shall give
you more details as soon as I hear from you.
Regards
Christina

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