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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)
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: jessica norman <jessica_norman2008@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: jessica.norman31@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 09:14:19 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: I will be waiting to hear from you.








Dearest One,
 
How are you? Hope you are fine.
 
Please,permit me to inform you of my desire of going into long time relationship and financial transaction for our mutual benefits.
 
My name is Jessica Norman,residence in the above address, I m'20years of age,I'm the daughter of the late Richard Norman My father was Gold Agent in Ghana working with a mining comany in( Accra ghana ).Before the death of my father in a private hospital in Abidjan before he died he called me on his bedside and told me that he has deposit a Mentalic box contain about 250,Kilos of Gold Dust and cash of US$4.5Millon united state dollar deposit in the security company here in Abidjan, he said that he used my name as his beloved daughter for the next of kin in depositing the One Mentalic Box.
 
And that I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will sale the Gold and transfer of the  money and use it for investment  purpose.Please,I want you to help me,to claim the consignment from the security company and as well help me to invest the money in your business.I have read your profil as a mine I know that you will help me to invest the money very well.
 
I am ready to offer you any percent that will be good for you.

I will be waiting to hear from you.
Yours sincerely,
Jessica Norman



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