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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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: "Amaria Musa" <amariamusa01@msn.com>
Reply-To: fatimama@walla.com
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 18:56:36 +0000
Subject: Miss F.Amaria Musa.

Miss F.Amaria Musa.
Angré Start7 Villa 12
Abidjan, Cote d'ivoire.
January Friday 6th, 2006.

Dear Sir,

MAY PEACE BE UNPON YOU

I am Miss Amaria Musa the only daughter of late Alhaji Mohd Musa. My father
and mother were farmers and cocoa merchant when they were both alive. After
the death of my father long ago, my mother was controlling his business
untill she was poisoned by her business associates which she suffered and
died.

Before the death of my mother on October 15th, 2004 in a private hospital
here in Abidjan where she was admitted, she secretly called me on her bed
side and disclosed to me about the sum of Four Million Five hundred thousand
US Dollars(USD$4.5million) she left in suspense account in one of the bank
here in Abidjan, it was the money she intended to transfer oversea for
investment before she was strucked down by the poison.She instructed me that
I should seek for a foreign partner in any country of my choice who will
assist me transfer this money in oversea account where the money will be
save and be invested wisely.Because of the current political problems here
in Ivory Coast I decided to transfer the money to abroad where it will be
save and invested.

I am seeking for your kind assistance in the following ways:
(1) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am a girl of 19 years old.
(2) To provide a safe bank account into where the money will be transferred
for investment.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my
education and to secure a resident permit for me in your country.Sir if you
can help me,please do contact me on my private email address:
fatimama@walla.com

As soon as I receive your urgent reply indicating your interest to assist me
to successfully transfer the money into your nominated account I shall
inform the bank so that they can do the work.

Yours lovely,
Miss Amaria Musa


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