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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "million 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)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Rita Paul <ritapaul4d@yahoo.co.id>
Reply-To: ritapauld1@yahoo.co.id
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:37:16 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: HELP RITA.


From:Rita Paul.

Dear one in christ,

I am the above mentioned person from Ivory Coast. A daughter to late Mr Paul Dibel, who before his death on sptenber 19th 2006. He was a hard working cocoa farmer, for 35 years and a born-again christians when he was alive the only child of the family of mr and mrs Paul Dibel. After the death of my father,his relatives advised me to stop getting further education whichi refused and for that reason they created enmity between me and the whole of the family because of my father wealth.

When my father was alive he deposited the sum of ($12.5million dollars)with a security company here in Ivory Coast, during the political crisis the security company now liffited the consignment to their affilated security companyin Europe and my names appears as the next of kin. But the family are trying to under rating me. Please I need your help if it can possible then try to get back to me as soon as your receive this message.Please,I hope you will grant and view this very request with favour and much understanding of my situation here and I will be a very honest and reliable person to deal without problem. I wait for your urgent response as soon as you read this very request.

Thank's remain blessed.
Best Regards,
Rita Paul.




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