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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "very confidential" (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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:16:56 +0100
Subject: From Mr.Useni Idris.



From Mr.Useni Idris.

Dear Friend,=20
=C2=A0=C2=A0 First of all I want you to give this letter good understandi=
ng, if you can guarantee me from your own side, your trust, honesty, I wi=
ll be able to work with you. I will appreciate if you can come down yours=
elf and see things for yourself before we proceed and this will make thin=
gs clearer for us.

I am Mr.Useni Idris,accountant with one of=C2=A0the banks here in Abidjan=
Cote d'Ivoire I am contacting you on this business of transferring the s=
um of Eight Million United States Dollar (US$8 million) into a safe forei=
gn account and it must be very confidential.

I wish to inform you that the said amount of money was discovered After=C2=
=A0 the victims of=C2=A0charter plane crash=C2=A0on Mount Kenya=C2=A0on M=
onday=C2=A023 July 2003, one of our client Mr George Brumley died with hi=
s family and children for five years now, i =C2=A0investigated this out d=
uring the last auditing account in our bank as chief accountant, and that=
is why I solicit your urgent assistance for this=C2=A0so that=C2=A0we ca=
n work together and get this fund transfer to your account.
=C2=A0
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0 Refer to the website below for more details.
=C2=A0http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html=20

=C2=A0
So my good friend, I want you to come and stand as the beneficiary to cla=
im the money as a patina/beneficiary So that the money will=C2=A0be trans=
ferred in your bank account and we will share fifty fifty. I have all the=
formalities to legalize it on your name.

As civil servants, we are not permitted to operate or own a foreign accou=
nt while in office due to CIVIL SERVICE CODE OF CONDUCT. that is why I so=
licit your urgent assistance to come out as nest of kin/beneficiary so th=
at this money will be transfer to your account.
=C2=A0
Upon your acceptance to assist me to transfer the money to your bank acco=
unt, we will share the 8 millions fifty fifty.and i will forward to you t=
he legal procedures of how to effect the transfer,looking forward to hear=
ing from you soon with this email for security reason idrisprivat@yahoo.f=
r=20

Best regards.
Mr.Useni Idris

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