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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: philip <p_g_marah1112000@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: p_g_marah90@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 07:15:51 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From: Philip Marah

Av.12 RD 16,Apt.39B, Triechville
Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire.

Dear One,

PLEASE I REQUIRE YOUR ASSISTANCE

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you .I am Philip Marah . The son of late Chief and Mrs.Marah George. My father was a very wealthy Man he based in Accra, Ghana and Abidjan the economic capital of Cote D'Ivoire respectively.

His business associate on one of their business outings poisoned him to death. When my mother died on the 21ST October 1994, my father took me so special because i am motherless. Before the death of my father on the 29th November 2000 in a private hospital here in Abidjan, He sincerely called
me on his bedside and told me that he had a sum of US$21.Million, (TWENTY ONE MILLION U.S DOLLARS) kept in a bank here. He use my name Deposited the money as the beneficiary and next of kin.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates, That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purposes and further my education, I want you to assist me in
transterring this fund into your account overseas as a beneficiary of the fund, and also use it for an investment purpose, such as real estate management. My interested areas of investment are; REAL ESTATE, HOTELS, PETROLUM INDUSTRY & MINING, TRANSPORT or in any good investment you may advise me
on. I am honorably seeking for your assistance in the following ways.

(1) To assist me to clear this fund from the bank and transfer to your account successfully.
(2To provide a bank account into which this money would be transfer into.
(3) To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am a student with no business experience.
(4) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my Education Moreover,

I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compersention for your effort /input after the successful transfer of this fund to your nominated
account. Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me, as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within 14 days, from the day you signify interest to assist me.

Waiting to hear from you soonest. Have a nice day and

Remain blessed.
Yours Truly,
Philip Marah



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