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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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: john ozowa <johnozow3@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: johnozowa200@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:33:02 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Urgent Message


From John Ozowa.
Abidjan Ivory Coast.
Dearest One,
I need your urgent assistance.


I am mr John Ozowa 22 years old, My mother died when I was just 4 years old,and since then my father took me so special. Before his death
on November 24th 2003 as a result of poison by his bussiness associate.
Before He called me and disclose to me that he had a sum of Ten million United State Dollars.(USD$10.000,000) deposited in a Security Company here in Abidjan,Ivory Coast with my name as next of kin.
due to my age and my status here now ,I will like you to help me retreive the consignment from the security company and to help me invest the money in your country.

Waiting To hear from you.
Thanks
Mr John Ozowa


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