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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • fatou_700@yahoo.co.jp

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: fatu_300@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:25:08 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Is Mrs Fatou Usman Cancer Woman

Is Mrs Fatou Usman Cancer Woman

Dear friend,

My name is Mrs. Fatou Usman. am 75yrs old of age, I stay in Abidjan.I am a good merchant, I have several industrial companies and good share in various banks in the world. I spend all my life on investment and corporate business. All the way I lost my husband and two beautiful kids in fatal
accident that occur in November 5th 2005.

I am a very greedy woman with all cost I dont know much and care about people, since when I have an experience of my it difficult to sleep and give rest. Later in the year 2008 February I was sent a letter of medical check up, as my personal Doctor testify that I have a lung cancer, which can
easily take off my life soon. I found it uneasy to survive myself, because a lot of investment cannot be run and manage by me again.

I quickly call up a pastor/prophet to give me positive thinking on this solution, as my adviser. He minister to me to share my properties wealth, to motherless baby orphanage homes/people that need money for survivor both student that need money business woman and man for their

investment and for future rising.the sum of Fiften million,United State Dollars. USD($15,000,000.00) left in security company here in Abidjan.

So I am writing this letter to people who really need help from me both students in college, to contact me urgently. So that I can make available preparation on that. Especially women of the day, who are divorced by their husband, why they cannot survive the mist of feeding their self.

Please contact me and stop weeping. Probably let me now what you really need the money for, and if you can still help me to distribute money to nearest orphanages homes near your town. Now am so much with God, am now born again. May you be blessed, as you reach me, please to remind you, and
don$BCU(B belong to scammers or any act of fraudulent on internet? I will give more information to you as I await your response immediately

Please get back to me so that i can tell you more about me and with my picture.
Respond to me through this email address:fatou_700@yahoo.co.jp

Best Regards

Mrs. Fatou Usman



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