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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 orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Fatima Abdul Kazzem." <fortune_2015@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: marskazeem@yahoo.com,
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 13:26:18 +0400
Subject: REQUEST FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE.

Dear one,

Compliments to you and family. I am very sorry for coming to you in this way and any inconvenience this mail may cause you but I believe firmly that through the basis of humanitarian assistance my plea will be treated with favorable attention.

I am FATIMA KAZZEM the WIFE of late ALHAJI MOSTAFA ABDUL-KAZZEM.
My husband was a very wealthy Cocoa merchant in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast in West African but right now I am resident in Accra-Ghana. My husband was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip.

Before the death of my husband in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of $15,000,000.00 (Fifteen Million United State Dollars) left in fixed deposit account in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan, that he used my name as his wife for the next of Kin in depositing of the fund. He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates. That I should seek for a foreign partner in any country where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose.

I am honorably seeking your assistance in the following ways:
(I) to assist me in receiving this money in your bank account.
(ii) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my Education.

Moreover, I am willing to offer you a good percentage from the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account overseas.
Furthermore, you will indicate your option towards assisting me.

Anticipating hearing from you.

Salaam

Best regards,
Mrs. Fatima Abdul Kazzem.

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