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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)
  • "your urgent reply" (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 orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: lindawilliam <isabella_william003@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: linda.william1009@rocketmail.com
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:57:23 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Miss Linda

Dearest,

My name is Miss Linda William the only daughter of late Mr/Mrs Osu William. My father and mother were very wealthy farmers and cocoa merchant when they were both alive.
After the death of my mother, long ago, my father was controlling their business untill he was poisoned by his business associates which he suffered and died. Before the death of my father on September 2008 in a private hospital here in Abidjan where he was admitted, He secretly called me his bed
side and disclosed to me about the sum of Twelve million Five hundred thousand US dollars . USD ($12.5million ) he left in suspense account in one of the bank here in Abidjan , it was the money he intended to transfer overseas for investment before he was poisoned.

He also instructed me that I should seek for a foreign partner in any country of my choice who will assist me transfer this money in overseas account where the money will be save and invested wisely. Because of the current political problem here in Ivory Coast I decided to transfer the money to
abroad where it will be save and invested. therefore, I am crying and seeking for your kind assistance in the following ways:

(1) To provide a safe bank account into where the money will be transferred for investment.
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am a girl of 20 years old.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit for me in your country I have plans to do investment in your country, like real estate and industrial production.

This is my reason for writing to you. Please if you are willing to assist me i will offer you 20% of the total money As soon as I receive your urgent reply indicating your interest to assist me to successfully transfer the money into your nominated account,Then we shall move into the transfer
process as i will be giving you the bank contact where my late father deposited the money.

Best regards from,
Miss Linda.



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