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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 us 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: rose santo <rose_santos01@yahoo.ca>
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 04:07:28 -0500 (EST)
Subject: My Details


Dear,

Thanks you so much for your responce I am using this means introduce myself better and seek your lovely assistance to me. I am a citizen of Sierra Leone living in Cote D'Ivoire my weight is 55, height 1.70cm, I am 23 years old a student of university in Ghana studying Nursing but since the death of my late father about view years ago I could not futher my education. My late father was a great Import and Export in Cocoa,Gold and Diamond in Ghana, Abidjan and some other Countries in Africa and Europe.

Dear, I won't want you to find this matter so quick or too sudden but nature requires it. I have a little family problem with my heritage and this problem is bothering my heart and i will love to disclose it to you immediately because this matter will require your honest support. The fact is that; My late father died long time ago and left a legacy of Two point five million us dollars (2,500.000$) for me, my mummy and my younger brother which was deposited here in Cote D'Ivoire in suspence account before he was died and this fund was deposited in my name as next of kin.

Though I have not seen you before but I believe one has to risk and confiding in someone sometimes in life. The death of my late father gave my mother intensive illness that paralised both hands and her legs until last year she died. I live in orphanage camp since the death of my parents after the War is ended in our country because we are so affected in the incident. The major problem of my life presently is how to retreive this fund without the consent of any of my families because my mother warned me seriously about this and also disclose to me that the death of my father is linked to this fund.

Please we have many things to talk about or do together if you really prove your sincerety to help me i will give all prove of this fund to you if you promise to help me sincerely with your heart and that you will take care of me when i arrive into your country and help my brother to secure admission after we come over. But this will be after the retrievement of our fund is sucessfully handed to you in your country.

I will be awaiting your immediate response with your full contact .


Yours faithfully,
Rose Santos.


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