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

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:41:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PRIVATE



Dearest,=A0=A0
Please permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relation=
ship with you.=A0 I got=A0your contact=A0 and I prayed over it and selected=
your name among other names due to its esteeming nature and the recommenda=
tions given to me as a reputable and trust worthy person that I can confid =
on and by the this recommendation I must not hesitate to confide in you for=
=A0this legal, truethful and=A0Godly relationship=A0.
=A0
I am=A0Lilian=A0Thompson=A0the only=A0dauther of late Mr and Mrs Thompson. =
My father was a very wealthy Gold and=A0cocoa merchant in Abidjan Ivory Coa=
st=A0(Cote d' Ivoire)=A0, my father was poisoned to dearth by his business =
associates on one of their outings on a business trip .=20
=A0
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=A0july=A028 2005 in a private hospital =
here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he h=
as the sum of=A0Five million five hundred thousand United State Dollars. US=
($5.500,000) left in fixed / suspense account in one of the=A0international=
bank here in Abidjan ,he used my name as his only=A0dauther for the deposi=
ting of the funds.=20
=A0
My late father Instrcucted me to=A0seek for a foreign partner in a country =
of my choice where=A0I will transfer this money and use it for investment p=
urpose such as real estate management or hotel management .
Please I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:=20
(1) To provide a bank account in which this money would be transferred to .=
=A0 (2) To serve as my guardian and of this fund since I am only 22years. (=
3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my ed=
ucation.
=A0
Note:=A0I=A0am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation fo=
r your effort/ input after the successful transfer of this fund to your nom=
inate bank account.=20
please make sure=A0 you write me (A S A P.)
Anticipating to hear from you soon.=20
Thanks and God bless.
My Best regards,=20
Lilian Thompson.=0A=0A=0A

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