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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "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)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: maryamzikofor@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 02:15:39 +0900 (JST)
Subject: GOOD NEWS FROM MARYAM.

Dearest One,

I know that this mail will come to you as a surprise because we do not know each other before, but I have my reason for contacting you believing God that this will usher in a long term relationship base on transparent honesty.

I am Miss Maryam Zik Ofor, 20 years of age and contacting from Ivory Coast.. I am an orphan being that I lost my parents. My late father was a cocoa and timber merchant until his death.

He was assassinated by the enemies during the political crisis here. Before his death he made a deposit of Two Million, Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$2,800,000.00) in a big bank here in Ivory Coast. This fund was meant for a purchase of a cocoa processing machine before the
war broke up.

Please, I am soliciting your assistance for the retrieval of this fund from the bank and also safe-keep it in your country or any safer place of your choice pending when I will come over to meet with you for investment arrangements and also for the continuation of my education.

Kindly indicate your true willingness and capability of helping me out of this situation. I have resolved to give you 20% of the total sum and also you shall benefit from the investment.

Thanks and best regards.
Miss Maryam Zik Ofor.




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