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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:
  • "account in your country or any safer place" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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: Sat, 8 Nov 2008 05:55:13 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Dearest one, hello


Dearest,

We know that this mail may be of a surprise to you. And it is our desire to resettle in your country once we are through on this transaction. It抯 our pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I and my younger brother Diby intend to establish in your country. Though we have not met before but I believe we can confide on you for a brighter future as we know that you are a reliable person.

There is this huge amount ($3.600.000.00 USD) which our late Father kept for us in a bank here in Abidjan Cote D'ivoire before he was poison to death during one of his business trip to France with his partner. Now I and my brother decided to invest this money in your country or any where safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons.

We are contacting you to please do us a favour to receive the funds to a safe account in your country or any safer place as the beneficiary. We need your help in management of the fund in your country. We have plan to do investment in your country, like Transport Industry or any other lucrative business of your choice. If you can be of assistance to us we will be pleased to offer you 10% Of the total fund.

We await your soonest response.

Respectfully yours,
Lydia Tanoh


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