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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Florence Ankassa <ankassa1@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 18:46:04 +0100 (CET)
Subject: GET BACK TO ME


Dear ,

It is my pleasure to introduce to you a business that will make the beginning of never-ending family relationship,business source and I hope that this proposal will not be an inconvenience or embarrassment to you.I must not hesitate to confide in you this simple and sincere business.

I am Mrs.Florence Ankassa the wife of the late DR.Jean Battis Cameron from (LYON) in (FRANCE). My husband was a prosperous Cocoa and Gold merchant in Gabon, (Republic of Gabon). My husband went on a business trip to negotiate on a cocoa and Gold in (Abidjan-Coted'Ivoire) where he meat his untimely death in the on-going War against (FRANCE and COTE-IVOIRE). I didn't know that my husband was going to leave me and our only child, he disclosed to me that he has the sum of US$6,000,000.00 (Six Million United States Dollars) and some reasonable quiantity of (Gold) in Europe as our family treasure, he made this deposit in the Company for our family and for security reasons.I am from the province of (FRANCE VILLE OKOUNDJA ) in Republic of (Gabon).

I am seeking for a reliable and trust worthy business partner who will assist me to transfer this funds into his /her account in abroad strictly for investment purposes and for the guidance of my only child, since I have no experience in any good business. Now I am soliciting for your assistance to help me transfer this money so that we should invest it in any meaningful and lucrative business in your country.

Waiting anxiously to hear from you so that we can discuss the modalities of this transaction. Please kindly contact me on using the above email address immediately for more discussion.

Thanks for your kind attention.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs.Florence Ankassa





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