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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 us 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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "dd xx" <w8ll2000@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: w9ll2000@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 10:33:20 +0000
Subject: From ODILI LAMBERT...

ATTN: THE RESPECTFUL ONE,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship
with you. I got to know of you courtesy of International Business Bureau
here in Abidjan (Ivory Coast). I am Odili Lambert, the only son of late MR
and MRS GEORGE LAMBERT of the blessed memory. My father was a very wealthy
GOLD and COCOA merchant who who based in ACCRA, GHANA and ABIDJAN
respectively, the economic capital of COTE D'IVOIRE. He was poisoned to
death by his business associate on one of their business outings. When my
mother died on the 21st octomber, 1994, my father took me and my sister
Janet so precious because we are motherless. Before the death of my father
on the 30th November, 2004 in a private hospital here in ABIDJAN, he
sincerely called me on his bed side and told me that he had a sum of $7
Million US DOLLARS (SEVEN MILLION US DOLLARS) deposited in a BANK here in
ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE and he told me that he deposited the money under his
name and made me his next of kin. He further explained to me that it was
because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associate, that
I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will
transfer this money to and use it for investment purposes.

In a nutshell, I am honourably seeking for your assistant in the following
ways below:

(1) I want you to assist me in clearing this fund into your account Overseas
as a beneficiary of the fund, and also to use it for investment purposes.

(2) To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am only 22 years old.

(3)To make arrangement for me and my sister Janet to come over to your
country to further my EDUCATION and to secure a residential permit in your
country.

More over, I am willing to offer you 22% of the total sum as compensation
for your assistance, after the successful transfer of this fund to your
nominated account, while 3% has been mapped out for any expenses that may be
made during the course of this transaction. Furthermore, you can indicate
your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be
concluded within 14 working days, from the day you signify interest to
assist me.

Awaiting to hear from you soonest. Conclusively, keep this transaction
strickly confidential.

Thanks and God bless you for your anticipated co-operation.

Best Regards,

Odili Lambert.

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