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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "inforcontact_link" <inforcontact_link@terra.com.mx>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 05:28:36 -0600
Subject: IMMEDIATE RESPONSE REQUITED.


Dearest One,

I know this letter may come to you as a surprise. I got your contact from internet net work researchlooking for a reputable and reliable assitance.

Before I go further, I want to introduce my self to you.
My name is Miss PRINCESS MARIE NOELLE, I am anationality of COTE D' IVOIRE. in West Africa.I am the only daughter of my parent MR NOELLE MICHAEL, I completed my post graduate course in the year 2002 My father was a cocoa merchant and also deals on import and export. He was based in Ivory coast WestAfrica.


By Febuary 2003, he was poisoned by his fellow business associate, He died after a long period of illness in the hospital , Due to the shocking news of my father's death, my mother who was admited in the hospital at the same period, on hearing the news developed a heart attack and died.


Before the death of my father in a private hospital here in abidjan. He secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of us$9,000,000 in the bank here in abidjan, that he use my name only daughter as the next of kin during the time of depositing of the fund.


You are to serve as a beneficiary and my forign counterparts. You are also to assist me to invest this fund as soon as it is transffered. You will also assist me arrange for my travelling documents to enable me meet with you.
I have maped out 15% for your assitance.
I have not been very confortable staying here since after the death of my parents.


Please I want you to contact me immediatly as soon as
you recieve this mail for us to know what next to do.


Thanks and God Bless

Miss PRINCESS MARIE NOELLE
alternative mail faxinformations@walla.com

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