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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)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: julieth <amina9_salisu@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: jumin5_salisu@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:32:18 +0900 (JST)
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP

Dearest one,
I am Julieth Amina Salisu the daughter of former minister of agriculture of the Republic of Cote d'ivoire and also diamond and gold merchant. Honourable YAO Salisu who died in December 4th 2004 in Abidjan town, Cote d'ivoire, as a result of political crisis in Cote d'ivoire.

I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your assistance to claim of Trunk box worth of Ten million United States Dollars (US$10.000.000) now in a costudy of a security company here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire West Africa.The trunk box was deposited as a family valuables for security
reasons.The security company did not know the real contents of the box.

My mother died when she was given birth to me, My late father honourable YAO Salisu is a native of baule town in the easthern province of cote d'ivoire in West Africa,owned a large field of diamond and gold plantation before he became finance minister and later died in the peak of the civil
war,between the rebels force and the goverment.

I want you to help me to claim the trunk box of money from the security company and to make a good arrangement for a joint business investment on our behalf in your country and you will take care of the investement in your country.

I will like you to tell me how much you will take as your percentage for your effort and your assistance over this transaction.

Lastly,I urge you to keep this transaction strictly and confidential.Please write me as soon as you get this letter.
I will be waiting for your reply.
Amina Salisu.



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