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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 beloved 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: ISABELA FATOU <isabellafatou@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 19:25:30 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: This Is Not Spam


Dearest beloved one,

Good day and hope you are healthy and strong together with your beloved family which i saw their photo.

Infact, a mere words is complete not enough to express my sincere heart gratitude over your honest acceptance to give to me a helping hand. My prayers is for God who brought you to me at this point in time to really provide to us every means that will unite us together to acheive success and meet each other soonest.

Yes, this my inheritance was deposited in one of the leading bank here (Bank Of Africa Civ) My late beloved father made this deposit of the money with this bank on a suspense account and used my name as the only daughter as the next of kin. Since the death of my beloved late father, i am facing a great challenge from my late beloved father relation's, they are seeking a way to kill me in order to occupy all my late beloved fathers belongings. based on this i ran out of the village and reside in one of the Church here in Abidjan (Grace Of Gods Mission Church) this is where i am residing for the moment until God answered my prayers through you. I have no doubt in my mind that you are really sent by God to come to me as a rescue.

Please beloved one, i will send to you my passport and pictures when i scan them please because we do not have scanner where i can scan them and send to you ok.

It will be very important if you can contact the bank in question for more details on how to make the transfer effective , and the requirements for a successful transfer of the fund to your account in Country.

Please do include the areas of investment where you wish we could invest the money for more profit.

Extend my warmest greetings to your happy wife and children. May the almighty God be with you all and guide you all in all your endeavoure.

Yours beloved one,

Fatou Isabella.




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