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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:
  • "monrovia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "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: jackydoe2001@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:24:26 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Urgent assistance needed.

of time Shortage, so please kindly bear with me.
However, permit me to inform you of my desire of going
into business relationship with you.
I am Jackline Doe the only child of late Mr and Mrs
James Doe, My father was a very wealthy GOLD merchant based in MONROVIA, the economic capital of LIBERIA before he was poisoned to death by his business
associates on one of their outing to discuss on a business deal.

When my mother died on the 21St October
1985, my father took me so special because I am
motherless. Before the death of my father on 29 Th
June 2004 in a private hospital here in Abidjan. He
secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he
has a sum of US$ 10.300,000 ( TEN million THREE hundred
thousand, United states Dollars) left in a suspens
account in a local bank here in Abidjan, that he used
my name as his only daughter for the next of kin in deposit
of the fund.
He also explained to me that it was because of this
wealth that he was poisoned by his business
associates, 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, (such as real
estate management). I am honourably seeking your
assistance in the following ways.
(1To provide a bank account where this money would be transferred to)
(2To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am a girl of 21years)
(3To make arrangement for me to come over to your country after the money has been transferred. 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 to your norminated account in overseas.
Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards
assisting me as I believe that this transaction would
be concluded within seven (7) days you signify
interest to assist me. I will appreciate your early
respones. Anticiapting to hear from you soon.
Best Regard
Jackline.






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