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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)
  • "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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • @rocketmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: johnbe003@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:42:42 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: From John Bamba


From John Bamba
From ivory coast
West africa

Dearest One,

Permit me to inform you about my desire to seek for assistant from you and i got the believe that you are going to help me out successfully. but firstly i want to tell you about myself.

I am John Bamba origin of Sierra Leone presently now in Ivory coast both in West Africa,I am the only son of Mr and Mrs George Bamba. my father was a very wealthy gold and cocoa merchant who based in Accra and Abidjan respectively, I am there only son. When i was a kid i went to a private schools and things were going on well for me and my parents but it was unfortunate that my mother died when i was still tender.

My father took me so special after the death of my mother. and he showered all his love on me and promised me that he will never have another woman because he did not want any problem.

But it was a tragidy to lost my beloved father last year as a result of poison. Before the death of my father in a private hospital in my country, he called me secretly told me that he deposited the sum of $4,500,000 (Four million, five hundred thousand united states dollars)in one of the Prime Bank in CÔTE D'IVOIRE , My late afther further told me that he used my name as the next of kin in depositing the money.

After doctor's thorough examination, It was made obviours that my father was poisoned after traditional enquiry, it was made clear that my wicked uncle was responsible and to crowned it all, my wicked uncle made an open confession due to the culture of our land but my father could not survive the sickness.

Since the death of my late father, my wicked uncle is not yet satisfied with his evil intention, he is still looking after my life so that he will conmfortably seat and inherite all my late fathers wealth.

Before my late father gave-up the last breath, he strongly advice me to seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice who the bank here will transfer the money into his account oversee's and he said that i should invest the fund into a lucrative investments, such as real estate,stock market investment or hotels
Presently the deposit is still in the bank.Please, i am honourably soliciting your kind assistance as follows.

1) To help me stand as my foreign partner who will recieve the money in his bank account i will give you the whole details and the bank contact information.
2) To serve as my guardian and to help invest this fund over their.
3)To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to continue my education and to procure me a residential permit.

I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as a mode of compensation for your effort after the successful transfer of these fund to your account. Please i will be very happy if this transaction will be concluded within seven (7) working days from now.I am expecting to hear from you as soon as possible.Kindly call me immeditaely after reading

Best regard
Yours John Bamba

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