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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "joy_akim_040@yahoo.jp" <joy_akim_040@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: joy_akim_010@yahoo.jp
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:21:16 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Heartiest Greeting From joy akim



Greetings to you in the name of our lord,

Please do not be surprised as to how i got your email adress. I randomly search on the internet for kind hearted individuals who can help me.

My name is joy akim I am 23 years of age, the only daughter of late Mr and Mrs akim from sierra leone.My father before his death was a prosperous Cocoa and Gold merchant in my country before his untimely death, after his business trip to
Abidjan-Cote d'Ivoire, to negotiate on a Cocoa and Gold business he wanted to invest in Abidjan -Coted'Ivoire. My mother died when I was little ,and since then my father took me so special.

Before his death on 13th Jan 2006 he told me that he has the
sum of ten million,seven hundred thousand United State Dollars.(USD$10.700.000) deposited in a security company in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire, that he wanted to use this fund to invest his cocoa business in Ivory Coast.

Before the death of my father he instructed me that i should look for a foreighn partner of my choice whom i could trust for assiting in retriving the consignment out from the security company and for forther investment of the fund.And this why i am contacting you and also i pray that God should
guild us through this transaction.

For your information the security company is not aware of the real content of the consignment,because the consignment was deposited as family belongings in a truck box for safe keeing by my late father to the security company and i have all the informations of the box over here with me as the
next of kin.

I am just 23 years old and a university undergraduate and really don't know what to do.Now I want you to help me claim the box out of the security company as my late fathers family friend overseas for an investment in your country because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of
political crisis here in Ivory coast.

The death of my father
actually brought sorrow to my life.I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards.Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.
Now permit me to ask these few questions:
1. Can you honestly help me.
2. Can I completely trust you?
For your infomation, i have already decided to offer to you 30% of the total sum for your assistance. Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as posible.
Thank you so much and God bless you.

My sincere regards,

Miss joy akim





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