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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)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: edword <edouardwornoo02@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: edouard_wornoo@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 19:36:52 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: FROM: EDWARD AND CRISTA WORNOO



FROM:&nbsp;EDWARD&nbsp; AND CRISTA&nbsp;&nbsp;WORNOO
ABIDJAN, COTE D' IVOIRE
WEST AFRICA
&nbsp;
HELLO DEAR,
PERMIT US TO INFORM YOU ABOUT OUR DESIRE TO GO INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.
WE ARE THE CHILDREN OF LATE MR AND MRS FREDRICK WORNOO, OUR FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS.
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WHEN OUR MOTHER DIED ON THE 20th NOVEMBER 1995, OUR FATHER TOOK US SO SPECIAL BECAUSE WE ARE MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF OUR FATHER ON 29TH JUNE 2001 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN.
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HE SECRETLY CALLEDME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$22,000,000 (TWENTY TWO MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS)LEFT IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE INABIDJAN, THAT HE USED MY NAME ASHIS ONLY SON FOR THENEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND.
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HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES. THAT I AND MY YOUNGER SISTER SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF OUR CHOICE WHERE WE WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT URPOSE, SIR, WE HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE AND IDEA.
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WE WANT YOU TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE WE DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA OF BUSINESS AND TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR US TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AND FUDER OUR EDUCATION AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.
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MOREOVER, WE ARE WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NORMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS. FURTHER MORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR WILLINESS TOWARDS ASSISTING US AS WE BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN A SHORT TIME.
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HOPPING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMMILLYE.

EDWARD&nbsp;AND CRISTA&nbsp;&nbsp;WORNOO .

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