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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:
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
  • "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: Rose Guei <roguei14@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: guei.rose@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:15:59 +0900 (JST)
Subject: HELLO

Dearest one

I am Miss Rose Guei (21 years of age) the only surviving daughter of late Dr. Konel Guei. I am in possession of documents covering the deposit of US$5.7 Million (Five Million Seven Hundred Thousand US Dollars) which my late father deposited in one of the local bank here in Abidjan, Cote
d'Ivoire. I have verified with the bank and they did confirm to me that the fund exists in their bank. This fund is of no criminal origin as it was realised from sales of the caf&eacute; cacao.

I am soliciting for your kind assistance in providing an account where this fund can be transferred for further investment. You will also serve as the guardian to this fund when it gets to your account since am still young and has no experience. I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as
compensation for your effort.I will give you more details as soon as I hear from you.

Yours sincerely,

Miss Rose Guei.



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