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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)
  • "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 orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Ruth William <ruthwilliam44444@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: ruthwilliam20@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:17:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: very important


Ruth=A0=A0 William.
Abidjan, Ivory Coast=20
Dearest one,
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship wi=
th you. Please I want you to try your possible best to reply to my mail as =
you finish reading the message because I was puch by GOD to send this mail =
to you.
=A0I am Rut William the only=A0 Daughter of late Mr. and Mrs. Michael Willi=
am=A0 . My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan , the econom=
ic capital of Ivory coast, my father was poisoned to death by his business =
associates on one of their outings on a business trip .
My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so specia=
l. Before the death of my father on october 2007 in a private hospital here=
in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has t=
he sum of ($5.5,million dollars) left in fixed=A0 suspense account in one o=
f the prime bank here in Abidjan ,that he used my name as his only Daughter=
for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund. He also explained to me tha=
t it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associ=
ates.
That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where i =
will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose.
Dear, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:
(1) To provide a bank account into which this money
=A0would be transferred to.
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your
=A0country to further my education and to secure a
=A0resident permit in your country.
Moreover, I am willing to offer you 15%
of the total sum as compensation for your effort/
input after the successful transfer of this fund into
your nominated account overseas.
Furthermore, you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe th=
at this transaction would be concluded within fourteen (14) days you signif=
y interest to assist me. Anticipating to hear from you soon.
Thanks and God bless.
Best regards
Rut William=0A=0A=0A

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