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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Anne Bates <annebabygirl00044@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: anne_batefinegirl2007@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:46:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Anne Bates!




Dearest,
I am Miss Anne Bates, 20 years old from ivory coast. Only child/Daughter of Mrs Helen Bates. My late mother was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in the economic capital of ivory coast before she was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of there outing to discuss on a business.when my father died on the 21st october 1990,my mother took me so special becuase i am fatherless.

Dearest before the death of my mother on 29th june 2006 in a private hospital here in abidjan.her secretly called me on her bedside and told me that she a sum of (9 millions U.S.A dollars)left in one of the Bank here in abidjan.that he used my name as the next of kin in deposit of the money.she also explained to me that it was becuase of this wealth that she was poisoned by her business associates and that i should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where i will transfer this money and use it for invesment purpose.and also complete my studies.

and i will give you 20% of the money including 5% for all expenses made on this transaction.for further explanations regarding this money please do respond immediatly you recive this mail.


Thanks and God bless you.
Yours faithfully.
Miss Anne Bates.
N:B Please Do Not Exitate To Contact Me for more details.

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