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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million american 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.
  
• 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.
  • molingajane@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: jane molinga <john.ubanga@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: molingajane19@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:32:41 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Jane,


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>From Jane,
Ivory Coast West=20
Africa
Dearest One

I am Jane Molinga,=A0=20
from Ivory Coast and I am contacting you because I need=A0 your help in the=
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management of a sum of money that my dead father left for=A0 me in bank bef=
ore he=20
died.This money is=A0 6.2 million American Dollars and the=A0 money is in a=
bank=20
here in Abidjan the capital city Ivory Coast .
=A0
My father was a very=20
rich cocoa farmer and he was poisoned by his business=A0 colleagues and now=
I want=20
you to stand as my guidian and appointed=A0 beneficiary and receive the mon=
ey in=20
your country since I am a girl of 19 years and without mother or=20
father.
=A0
Please I will like you to reply to this email so that=20
I will tell you all=A0 the=A0 information so that this money will be transf=
erred to=20
you so that you=A0 will get me papers to travel to your country to continue=
my=20
education there.
=A0
I am waiting for your urgent email.Could you please=20
get back to me on:(molingajane@yahoo.fr) for the full details.=20

Have a nice day and God bless you,=20

jane,=0A=0A=0A

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