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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "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: "Jennifer Salif" <jensalif@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 02:21:13 +0100
Subject: IMMEDIATE RESPONSE

My Dearest One,

Good day and how are you? I hopes that this message gets to you in
the best condition of health I am introducing my self as Miss.
Jennifer Salif the only Daughter of late Chief and Mrs Yakubu C.
Salif, I wish to request for your assistance in a financial
transaction. And I wish to invest in Manufacturing and real estate
management in your country. I have ($12.500,000.00 US Dollars)
Twelve million Five hundred thousand united states dollars. to invest
in your country, my father deposited the fund in a financial and safe
house in Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire, but he did not disclose the content
of the consignment to them, he lodged it as a family items owned by
his foreign business partner that is why I have contacted you to help
me stand as my late fathers partner, so that you can help me clear out
the consignment from the security company agent in Europe because it
was lifted to Europe by the security company due to the war crisis in
Cote D'Ivoire where the deposit was made before the death of my
father I will be gladly to give you an appreciative sum for your
assistance. Please it is very important you write me immediately for
further explanation on the whole entire work plan.
Awaiting your immediate response
Thanks and God bless .
Best Regards
Jennifer Salif

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