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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)
  • "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: Alice Lacson <mamaalice2006@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 03:09:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Mrs Alice Lacson


From Alice Lacson
Address:Bp 08 254 08 Abidjan
Republic of Cote D'Ivoire
West Africa
Writing From Hospital

Greetings Alex

It is my pleasure writing this letter to you after considering your profile, My Name is Alice Lacson nationality of Philippines, i married with my husband Mr Kevin Lacson for over 13 years ago, I was working with my husband as a building contrustion contractor in France Company in Republic of Cote D'Ivoire West Africa.

I was pregnant of 5 months, on my way to work with my husband i had an motor car accident on my husband private car, my husband die at the sport and my pregnant was bleeding and went off, I was took to hospital for medical treatment and was keept my husband at the hospital moturary where dead people are kept.
As a Result of this accident i was deaf and one side of my body was distroy and parlalize i cannot talk or hear unless you demostrate to me i could see only and write or read, Before my husband die he save some amount of money $4.5million United States dollars, foru million five hundred United States dollars at Bank in Europe.

My husband ian african from Republic of Cote D'Ivoire West Africa, Please I will urgently need your assistance i don't want this money to go lost since am in Hospital right now,I will be glad this money transfer to your account for doing work of God and charity works orgainisations in the world either in your country or outside before i die.

I could have sent this message by fax because of thesedays what is going on Internet computer, I don't know whom i will trust but i will request your urgent response any delay will not be confident with me. On my next email i will send you the contact of the Bank Director to contact him for more informations how this fund will be transfer. I am presently in Hospital in Republic of Cote D'Ivoire West Africa.

God bless

Mrs Alice Lacson for the Family


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