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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united states 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  • sigcaufamily@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Rose Sigcau <rose.sigcau26@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:49:27 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE


FROM ROSE SIGCAU
ABIDJAN, COTE D' IVOIRE.
WEST AFRICA.
 
DEAR RESPECTFUL,
 
MY NAME IS ( ROSE SIGCAU) NATIONALITY SIERRA LEONE. IAM 25 YEARS OLD,A STUDENT,I STUDIED MARKETING IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN THE UNIVERSITY. I LOST MY FATHER YEARS BACK HE DIED DURING THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN MY COUNTRY.MY LATE FATHER WAS ONE OF THE DIRECTORS UNDER TIJAN KABBAH GOVERNMENT. MY MOTHER IS AGED SHE IS 62 YEARS NOW. I HAVE ONE YOUNGER BROTHER WE ARE ALL LEAVING IN COTE D'IVOIRE SINCE PAST SIX MONTHS.
 
IT IS MY DESIRE TO WRITE YOU FROM MY HEART HOPING THAT YOU WILL NOT BETRAY US.MY FATHER DIVERTED SOME HUGE SOME OF MONEY WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH ONE BANK WHEN HE WAS ALIFE. IN FACT ALL THE RELEVANT DETAILS WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU. THE MONEY IN QUESTION IS US$27,000,000.00 (TWENTY SEVEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS )NOW WE ARE SEEKING FOR A TRUST WORTHY PERSON WHO WILL RECEIVE THIS MONEY INTO HIS / HER ACCOUNT FOR ONWARD INVESTMENT.
 
HOWEVER, WHAT WE NEEDED FROM YOU IS YOUR GOOD ASSISTANCE IN HELPING US TRANSFER THE SAID SUM TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT SINCE WE ARE INEXPERENCED IN THE WORLD OF BUSINESS,ALL DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THIS DEPOSIT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU FOR YOUR VERIFICATION.
 
I AND MY FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE DECIDED TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR GOOD ASSISTANCE. THEREFORE SHOW YOUR INTEREST BY REPLING TO US THROUGH THIS EMAIL  (sigcaufamily@gmail.com) AND WE MOVE ON THE NEXT STEP OF ACTION. WE ARE COMPLETELY TIRED OF STAYING IN AFRICA.
 
OUR BEST REGARDS.
ROSE SIGCAU ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY

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