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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)
  • ",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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Andre Kouame <ak.ci1996@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <ak.ci2007@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:10:28 +0000
Subject: My Request



Dearest One,

First of all I will like to thank you for given your attention to read my mail and for your interest, I pray that my plan with you shall be of good success. After you read all this mail please kindly call me with this line: 00225-09717805

It's my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country. Though I have not met with you before but I believe one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life.

There is this huge amount of Nine million U.S dollars($9,000,000.00) which my late Father deposited at a local bank here before he was assasinated by unknow persons.Now i have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons. I want you to help me to transfer this fund to your country for investment

purposes on the followings below:

1). Telecommunication

2). Automobile manufacturing

3). Five star hotel

If you you can be of an assistance to me, i would love you to tell me what you well take form us Off the total fund. I await your soonest response. Extend my warmest regards to your entire family.

Thank you and God bless you.

Sincerely,
Andre kouame.


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