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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:
  • "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: goldgirl87 sunny <goldgirl87sunny@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 02:42:12 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: SIR AND MADAM PLEASE HELP ME.


Dear Sir and madam,

DEAR Sir and Madam i greet you by the name of our lord jesus christ I am very sorry for the inconvenieces and the embarrassment i might cost you in my mail it's true that i hppened to be a little unlucky but i still beleive that you can always be of help to me. Iam Gold sunny ogbuka from Nigeria resident in Abidjan the capital of cote'd ivoire in west africa i dropped out of my education due to financia problem i am a poor laddy from poor family background for past five months now i have not been abelto receive my salaries from my boss due to the crisis of the country my crying now is if i see way to go to nigeria now i am not with any money to do business that is why am looking for the help please fathers and mothers those who have money money help your chirld i am diying here for long time now we africa people dos't not help each other and they forget that no one is going to grave with money.


Secondely many man and woman in africa are doing scam business because of huggry even me i dos't blem them we are sulffreing here for nothing in any thing my problem to my fathers and mothers is to help me for transport to nigeria and small money to started a business in my contry i know you are not my present father but all father is for all children please give help to the poor i am poor and needed i will be happy once again when you do this to me.

I am not trying to force you ,razther i am pleading to you to help me in the name of our LORD JESUS CHRIST that died for us. I soleminly apologize for every inconvenieces or embarrassment this may cost you.please i want you to understant my condition over here i really want to leave this place.Honestly i do please i want you to be rest assured that what ever you do for me can never go in vain rather theGOD OF HEAVEN will pay you a million fold. i use the name of GOD to tell you this is not scam is my really problem i am telling you so any help you can give to me send it with my name Gold sunny ogbuka i dont have a noff money icould have send my picture with my mail to may be if you give me any thing you will see me in person by then.

May the most high GOD bless and guides you for me.
Gold Sunny Ogbuka.
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