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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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: "Josephine Hadi" <jhadi01@latinmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 23:43:09 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: WHY I CONTACTED YOU


DEAREST ONE
I AM MISS JOSEPHINE HADI FROM REPUBLIC OF IVORY COAST AND I AM CONTACTING YOU
BECAUSE I NEED YOUR HELP IN TAKING CARE OF A SUM OF MONEY THAT MY LATE
FATHER LEFT FOR ME BEFORE HE DIED.THIS MONEY IS USD 8M (EIGHT MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) AND THE MONEY IS DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN ABIDJAN.
MY FATHER WAS AN ENGINEER AND CONTRACTOR WITH THE GOVERMENT OF COTE D'IVORE IN ABIDJAN HERE, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST. HE WAS POISSONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR BUSINESS TRIP TO ABROAD
AND NOW I WANT YOU TO STAND AS MY GUIDIAN AND APPOINTED
BENEFICIARY AND RECEIVE THIS CONSIGNMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY SINCE I AM ONLY 21
YEARS AND WITHOUT MOTHER OR FATHER. I AM AN INDIGEN OF IVORY COAST IN WEST AFRICA THE NAME OF LATE FATHER WAS LATE ENGR SAMUEL HADI IN ABIDJAN AND HE DEPOSITED THE MONEY HERE IN THE SECURITY COMPANY HERE AS FAMILY VALUABLE OR (AFRICA ARTWORK)
PLEASE I WILL LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU SO THAT I WILL TELL YOU
ALL THE INFORMATION SO THAT THIS CONSIGNMENT WILL BE TRANSFER TO YOU SO
THAT I CAN JOIN YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY TO CONTINUE MY
EDUCATION THERE.I AM WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY.AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM
YOU I WILL GET BACK TO YOU SO THAT WE CAN PROCEED THE TRANSACTION
THANKS.
MISS JOSEPHINE HADI


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