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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)
  • "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)
Reply-To: s_ado@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:56:21 +0400
Subject: From: Ado Sule




From: Ado Sule Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire. Dearest One, I am Ado Sule,
the only son of late Dr. Sule KAMARA, the former Director of Finance
Sierra-Leone diamond & mining corporation. Having come across your
name and address I write you with this proposal on the ground to form
good ties with you. My late father reserved USD19.5 Million in a bank
in Cote D'Ivoire, the money was meant for the procurement of
construction equipments for my country before his sudden death; with
regards to this money I am presently in Abidjan, Cote D'lvoire where I
am residing under political asylum. The Depoiste of the moneyby my
late father in one of the prime local bank here in cote lvoire, is
obviously in the bank where it was lodged as I have verified with the
bank.

My aim of writing you is that you may come and pose as my father's
business partner and thereby make claim to the money from the bank. On
making the claim I will give you the full details on how to approach
the matter so that everything
will successfully be made. And based on
your collaboration, I will pay you 20% of the money on transfer as
compensation for your help; meanwhile, my own pecentage will be geared
into investment which you will locate for me. I have not been into
investment before therefore I will only rely on you for help to
channel the money on a good and profitable investment. Pls don't
hesitate to contact me as soon as possible and as matter of urgency,
and followed by your full details both telephone/fax number and home
address including the account where to transfer would be made.
Meanwhile keep this transaction secret and confidential as it is the
only hope of my life, I wait for your response.

Best regard, Ado Sule
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This message sponsored by "TBC Bank [1]"

Links:
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[1] http://www.tbc.ge

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