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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "cotonou" (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: "Ibrahim Fayas-Ali" <fayasali_ibrahim@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:58:57 +0000
Subject: Assalam Alaikum

Attn,

Dear friend,

Assalam Alaikum,
In the name of Allah, the gracious, the merciful all
praises belongs to Allah. My name is Ali-Ibrahim Fayas
a native of Sudan, i am 25years old. It was during the
civil war in Sudan that i suddenly lost contact with
my parents and i was able to escape to one of the
neighboring country. After working there for some
months, i then decided to move down to Cote d'ivoire
and seek for a better living.

When i arrived Abidjan the capital city of Cote
d'ivoire, i met a white man along the high way and he
was having some problems with his car, a flat tier; so
i decided to be of assistance to him.
After i have done everything for him, he asked me were
i was living? And who is my parent? Then, i told him
that i am a foreigner in this country, and i can no
longer locate the whereabouts of my parent again, I
don�t even know whether they are dead or still alive
but i came here to seek for a job.

He agreed to be of help to me, if i can work in his
apartment as a servant. My master name is Michel -
Negras a native of France, a businessman and gold
merchant in Cote d'ivoire. So it was during the last
civil demonstration between the citizens of Cote
d'ivoire and their French counterpart, my master died
of heart attack when they attacked and killed his wife
and only child on their way coming back home.
After his death, i discovered some Metallic boxes in
his bedroom the sum of US$4.5 million with Alluvial
Gold Dust Purity: 22 CARAT, minimum 91 parts of AU
Metal out of 100 parts and the quantity is 600 KG and
since no member of his family is alive that I can hand
over the money and gold to.

I decided to leave Cote d` Ivoire due to the political
instability in the country, and i managed to carry
those boxes out and deposited them in one Security
Company in Cotonou, Republic of Benin last Dec, 2004.
Conclusively, i believe i have met an understanding
person in this regard. Because i am in a state of
confusion and I really don�t know what to do now.
Therefore, I am soliciting for some urgent foreign
assistance from you to take the funds offshore.
May the Almighty Allah continue to be our guide.

Thanks you.
Warmest Regard,
Ali-Ibrahim Fayas.

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