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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "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: <jenny_komo07@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: jenny_komo00@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:45:47 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear friend.

Dear friend.

Greetings from my end. I am Miss Jenny Komo resinding in Abidjan, the capital city of Cote D' Ivoire (Ivory Coast),I wishes to invest in a stable economy through you in your country.

My interest is to go into partnership as well friendship with you and to know what lucrative or profitable business to invest in a vast amount of money with me , If your country's allows foreign investment.I am waiting for your urgent response.

Greetings to your family and thanks for your understanding.
For more details and Amount involved Reply me .

Best Regard,
Jenny.



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