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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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: Lucas Okuie <lucaisiokiiuoi@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: lucoaskuie@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2009 22:23:47 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FOREIGN PARTNER ASSISTANCE (Mr.Okuie)

Mr. Lucius Okuie
Plot 315,Rue 11,Plateau,
Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire.

I am writing this mail to you from my residence because of how confidential it is. This letter contains some confidential materials and should be delected from your mail box if you are unable to help me out concerning the proposal. I am the Director of remittance department in a bank here in
Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire. I discovered an amount of $28 Million Dollars belonging to Late Gen.Robert Guei who was shot dead together with all his family last September by the Government soldiers here on an accusation of plotting a failed coup de etat.

This money was $58 Million Dollars but some have been used in the importation of arms by the General until he met the unexpected death. I have all the necessary documents involved in the deposition and the withdrawal of the part of the money and the next of kin in the deposit was not mentioned
as it was underlined as FOREIGN PARTNER.

Now I want you to stand as the next of kin and help to transfer this amount of money out from here.This transaction is 100% risk free and I will prepare all the documentation and prove the source of the fund before the transfer. I want you to know that this transaction involves I and no one
knows about this in our bank and must not be taken as a joke.I advice you to think very well before responding because I need a very strong hand and sincerity in this transaction.

Your percentage and other important details will be discussed once I confirm your kind willingness in helping to the transfer. I await your postive response.

Thanks,
Mr. Lucius Okuie




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