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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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: "princess_linda" <princess_linda@terra.com.mx>
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:40:56 -0600
Subject: Good day and Compliments.


Princess Linda,
>From Abidjan,
Cote D' Ivoire

Good day and Compliments.

I am writing this letter in confidence believing that if it is the wish of God for you to help me and my family, God almighty will bless and reward you abundantly.

My family and I are true God fearing people and worships God truthfully.I am a female student of University of Cote D' Ivoire, Abidjan. And I am 22 years old. I would like to build up a solid foundation with you in time coming if you can be able to help me in
this transaction. Well, my father died earlier two months ago and left my mother I and my junior brother behind.

He was a king, which our town citizens titled him before his death. I was a Princess to him and I and my brother are the only two children he has who can take Care of his wealth now because my mother is not literate enough to know all my father's wealth he left behind.

He left up to USD 27, 350, 000.00 dollars (TWENTY SEVEN MILLION, THREE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND US DOLLARS) with a security company, of
which we have all the vital documents in our possesion and I don't know how and what I will do to invest this money somewhere in abroad, so that my father's kindred will not take over what belongs to my father and our family, which they are planning to do without my consent because I am a female and my junior brother is not a grownup as stated by our culture in our town.

That is why I felt happy when I saw your contact which I strongly believe that by the grace of God, you will help me secure and invest this money. I thereby need your help in bringing the box contaning the money out from the security company, based on your reply I will furnish you with more details on how we can proceed.I am ready to pay 15% of the total amount to you if you help us in securing this money and another 10% interest of Annual Income to you, for handling this business for us, while 75% will be investing in any profitable business you know which you will strongly have absolute control over.

If you can handle this project sincerely and also willing to assist me in lifting this fund, kindly reach me and I will let you know the next step to take towards actualizing this transaction as quickly as possible.Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free.

I look forward hearing from you soonest.

Yours sincerely,
princess Linda.

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