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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)
  • "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: "marie ahmed" <marieahmed_122@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 14:42:30 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Crying for help


From Marie Ahmed.
Address.Rita Guest House.
Abidjan Ivory Coast.

Dearest One,

Good a thing to write you.I apeal to you in the name of Almighty God to
render your assistance.


I am Miss Marie Ahmed 19 years old, My mother died when I was just 4
years old,and since then my father took me so special. Before his death
on November 24th 2003 as a result of poison by his bisiness associate.

Before He called me and disclose to me that he had a sum of the Six
million,Three hundred thousand United State Dollars.(USD$6.300,000)
deposited in a suspence account in one of the local banks here in
Abidjan,Ivory Coast.

Thanks
miss Marie Ahmed

¡Miles de amigos con tus mismas aficiones! http://www.latinchat.com

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