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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 orphan scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • judithc_johnson@mail.ru

Fraud email example:

From: judith johnson <judith4u_johnson@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 13:44:22 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Dearest One,


Dearest One,

How are you today?

My name is Judith Johnson of 20 years old single girl the daughter of late
Mr/Mrs Emanuel Johnson, he was international business man, he deal on timber
business when he was alive.

Though we dont know each other before, but i believe that relationship
and comunication with someone you never know before start a day.

There is this amount of seven million US dollar($7M) which my late
father deposited in one of the Security Company here in Abidjan not yet in
the bank before him, my mother and my only sister died on motor
accident here in Ivory Coast West Africa.
With the trust i have in God i decided to contact you to HELP me
retrieve this money from the Security Company so we can invest it in any
profitable investmentment in your country.

If you can be of a great HELP to me i will be please to offer you 25%
of the total money after the money has been trasferred to you in your
country and you will arrang for my coming to meet you in your country to
further my education.
PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP ,Help me the way you can help your daughter,
your sister when she need your help.

Waiting to hear from you at so that i will give you more details and
information.

EMAIL:judithc_johnson@mail.ru

Thanks and God bless you.
Miss Judith Johnson.





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