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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:
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: vivian_nna2121@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:33:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM VIVIAN NNA


















FROM VIVIAN NNA
ABIDJAN-COTE D,IVOIRE


DEAR=20

I'M SORRY TO COME TO YOU IN THIS WAY , I COME ACROSS YOU ADS AND MY SPIRIT =
LEAD ME TO CHOSE YOU. WELL I REALLY NEEDED SOMEONE HONEST, TRUTHFUL TO SHAR=
E MY FEELINGS WITH AND=A0 TO SHARE BURDEN WITH AND WILL LEAD ME TO INTRODUC=
ED MYSELF TO YOU.

,I AM VIVIAN NNA THE ONLY CHILD AND DAUGHTER OF LATE MR. HERMANN=A0NNA .MY =
FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAP=
ITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIA=
TES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS.=A0=A0

WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 15TH DECEMBER 2000, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL=
BECAUSE I WAS MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 25TH JUNE 2003 =
IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE=
AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$ 5,500,000 (FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED =
THOUSAND, UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WAS DEPOSITED=A0 AT THE SUSPENCE ACCOUNT I=
N A=A0 LOCAL BANK=A0=A0 HERE IN ABIDJAN, THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY D=
AUGHTER AND THE PERSON THAT WILL INHERIT THE=A0 DEPOSITED FUND . HE ALSO EX=
PLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HI=
S BUSINESS ASSOCIATES. THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTR=
Y OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT P=
URPOSE, (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT).. NOW, I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOU=
R ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.

=A0( 1)TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO

=A0( 2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM A GIRL OF 23 YEARS=
=20

=A03)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE MONE=
Y HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.=20
=A0
MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FO=
R YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NORM=
INATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS. FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS =
ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN S=
EVEN (7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.=20
=A0
ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.=20

THANKS AND GOD BLESS
=A0
VIVIAN NNA=A0=0A=0A=0A

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