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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 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: mariam mahmoud <mah-mariam11@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <mariam_mahmoud2007@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 13:51:13 +0000
Subject: Good Day Dear,



Good Day Dear, With due respect and humility I write you this mail with the believe that you would be very much oblige to assist me,Since i have no place or person to turn to for assistance. My name MISS MARIAM MAHMOUD,a native of buakee in the northern District of Cote D'Ivoire in West African Regoin.I am the only Daugther of late EGNR AHMED .F. MAHMOUD. My late father was the former manager of Dust Gold and Diamond Minning industry who was poison to death by his co-workers in the office,after two my mother was involve in motor accident here in Abidjan which eventually lead to her death,i am now left alone. Before the death of my father,he told me secretely that he deposited the sum of US$ 8,000,000.00 ( Eight Million United States Dollars) with a Bank here in Abidjan under fixed suspence account that he used my name as the next of kin for the deposit, that i should be age of 25 years before having access to it while i am only 19 years old.He also told me that his intention was to open bank account in overseas and transfer the money for foreign investments. Please dear,my reasons of contacting you is to request for your co-operation and assistance to help me transfer this money into a foreign account of yours where this money will be investing in your care until I finished my education career in your country. Be rest assured that there is no risk behind this money . I am ready to offer you 20% of this total money for your effort input to make the successful of this transaction. Thanks and remain blessed. Yours faithfully,MISS MARIAM MAHMOUD.
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