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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)
  • "account in your country or any safer place" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "calvary greetings" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • nadiafelix001@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "nadia felix" <nadiafelix@me.by>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 11:40:29 +0100
Subject: Miss Nadia


Miss Nadia
Abidjan (CI)
West Africa
nadiafelix001@yahoo.com

Dearest One,

Calvary greetings to you,
May it not be suprise recieving this mail since you never know me.
I am Miss Nadia from Sierra Leone.And being that I lost my parents,I decided
to convey to you my problems here in Afirca.My father was a serving director
of the Cocoa exporting board until his death .

He was assassinated by the rebels following the political uprising. Before
his death he had a foreign account here in Cote d'Ivoire $2.5M which he
told the bank was for the importation of cocoa processing machine.

I want you to do me a favour to receive this funds to a safe account in your
country or any safer place as the beneficiary . I have plans to do
investment in your country, please Iam writing with broken heart condition
because of how I lost my beloved parents and since that time, no one cares
for me and that is why i am contacting you now so that after everything, i
will come to country to stay as life partner.

AND I WILL REWARD YOU WITH 15 PERCENT FOR YOUR NOBBLE DEEDS. God will reward
you as you going to help me out of this predicament

Thanks and best regards

Miss Nadia

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