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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 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)
  • "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: "mary wems" <mwems008@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: mary_wems12@yahoo.co.in
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 13:13:14 +0000
Subject: FROM MISS MARY WEMS

FROM MISS MARY WEMS

Dear one
With warm heart i offer my friendship, and greetings,and i hope this mail
meets you in good time. However strange or surprising this mail might seem
to you as we have not met personally or had any dealings in the past,i
humbly ask that you take due consideration of its importance and the immense
benefit it will be to you,Your country or Religion should not be a barrier
to this.And I duly apologize for infringing on your privacy,if this contact
is not acceptable to you .

I sincerely seek your assistance. My name is Miss Mary Wems ,I am the only
Daughter of late Mr Francis Wems and i am an indigene of Sierra Leone but
because of much war and power tussle in my country,i ran down to the nearest
county's refugee camp in Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire and i'm 22 years of age.
Until my father's death,he was a very successful businessman and also an
international importer and exporter. He died of poison in November 2003,and
it was a total arrangement of his family members to kill him and my mum on
their trip to the village for a traditional marriage right,just because of
their financial position.

My problem now is that, my late Father had some money which he lodged in
with a bank here in Abidjan,($5.5m)five million, five hundred thousand
united states dollars,he lodged and declare it as belonging to his / her
foreign business partner for security reasons, his intension was to use this
fund for an oversea investment for me when ever i grow up.

WHAT I WANT FROM YOU:
To transfer this money in your name to your country. To make a good
arrangement for a joint business investment on my behalf in your country
with you as the caretaker.To secure a college for me in your country to
further my education.

The requirements for this transaction are:
1.YOUR BANK NAME WITH IT'S ADDRESS
2.ACCOUNT NAME / ACCOUNT NUMBER
3.SWIFT CODE
4.YOUR PRIVATE TEL / FAX NUMBERS, which will be submitted to the bank here
as you being the beneficiary .

I will offer you 15% of the total fund for your assistance and expenses in
this transaction.Please get back to me for more details.
Regards,
Miss Mary Wems.

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