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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "DORIS IGHO" <dorisigho2000@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 10:35:46 -0700
Subject: YOUR ASSISTANCE NEEDED.

Dear Sir/Madam,Bottom of Form 1

I am oblige writing you this letter, your contact was
giving to me by a friend that met me in Ghana tourist
Board.
My name is Miss Doris Igho,am from Ivory coast,I'am a
Christian and God fearing person which I was inform
that you are God fearing that is while I had the
confidence to do business with you because I believe
that we will usualize these transaction.

My father was a highly international reputable
business (cocoa merchant) who operated in the capital
of Ivory coast,Abidjan during his days. It is sad to
say that he passed away mysteriously in Europe during
one of his business trips abroad year 12th.Febuary
2002. Though his sudden death was linked or rather
suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his
who travelled with him at that time.But God knows the
truth! My mother died when I was only 4 years old,and
since then my father took me so special. Before his
death on Febuary 12th 2002,he called me who
accompanied him to the hospital and told me that he
has the sum of twenty two million,seven hundred
thousand United States
Dollars.(USD$22.700,000)compiled in one metallic trunk
box (Consignment) and deposited with a security
company in Europe. He further told me that he
deposited the consignment in my name,and finally
issued a written instruction to the security company
whom he said is in possession of all the necessary but
legal documents to this consignment and the security
company . I am just 20 years old and a university
undergraduate and really don't know what to do,this is
because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result
of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast.The
death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life.
I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in
this regards to help me travel to Europe and clear the
trunk box while I forward you all the necessary but
legal documents that back up.

Thanks and God bless,

Doris Igho.

N.BPlease sir include you phone number to me so that i
can able to contact you.

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