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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: titi marian05 <titi_marian05@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: titimarianprivate@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:34:38 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Dear sir/mrs



Dear sir/mrs.

I am Mrs Titi Marian an Iraqi Woman, We are a family of three , My husband and one of my sister are dead in the city as a result of the cold war going on in my country.  Before the  death of my husband , he deposited huge amount of money with a Bank in Abidjan cote d'Ivoire where he had
wanted  us to go and live till the war is over. 

Now that my husband is dead ,I need a business partner who can help me to claim and use  the fund he deposited in Africa  for business purposes any where.I will like you to keep this proposal as a top secret because of the fear that I might be killed if my Government happens to know about this,
based on the reason that my late husband was among the Government officials in Iraq. I am away from the city where there no electricity  and telephone communication ,you can only reach me through E-mail

I will be expecting to receive your positive response to my proposal

Thanks for your anticipated help

Mrs Titi Marian


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