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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 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)
  • ",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)
  • "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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 20:05:50 +0100
Subject: Compliment of the day


From:Maryrose and Danis Johnson
Bp .cocody Abidjan Cote D'ivore
Email:marygrcdensjons@live.fr <Email%3Amarygrcdensjons@live.fr>
Tel +22501007356


Attn Dearest One

Greetings in the name of God. We are Mary Grace and Danis Johnson from
Sierra Leone.I am writing you from Rep of Cote 'Ivoire where we Have been
taking refuge after the brutal war and Murder of our parents by the rebels
during the renewed Fighting in our country Sierra Leone. Because of the war
our late Father sold his shipping company and took us to a nearby country
Cote d'Ivoire where he deposited US$10,500,000.00 Million (Ten Million Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in his foreign account with one of
the bank here .Please, We have prayed before contacting you with the trust
in God that you will be of help to me and my Brother he is seriously sick
now.

Coupled with the privious political situation in Ivory Coast,We are seeking
for your assistance to transfer this Money to your account for a good
investment Project in your country and also relocate to your country with my
Brother Danis to further our study.We are willing to offer you 15% of the
total sum for Your assistance.Upon your respond we will like you send to us
your private phone and fax number for ease communication, as well with your
contact address and your full name addition with your bank account, so we
will use it to introduce you to the bank official as our Guidain /foreign
partner to our late father for the transfer of the fund to your account
with out any problem.Please for your good information this transaction Is
100% risk free and in no way connected with any illegal transaction, Please
Help us to get out of this terrible situation and our Almighty God will
bless you Please kindly get back to us fast for more discussion on how to
carry on with the transaction fill free to call us +22501007356 contact
through our private email address (marygrcdensjons@live.fr) for more
details

Best Regards
Mary Grace and Danis Johnson

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