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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:
  • "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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: robert james <robert_rj_james04@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: robert_rj_james@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:17:05 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Robert and Rose James.


From Robert and Rose James.
5 Cocody 03 bp abj.
Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire.


Good Day and God bless as I introduce my self to you with all faith, trust and hope you will understand me to assist us and not to betray us at the end.

I am 20 Years old, my father died 2 years ago in a gold mine in MENDE, Republic of sierra Leone. He was into legal gold mining; he has succeeded in saving $28 millions dollars during his Business on Gold, before he went on a trip to Republic of Cote D'Ivoire West Africa near by country to our country to save his money for security reasons because of the political problem in our country.

I need help from you to help me transfer this money to your country for investment and who will be sincere to invite me to his country with out cheating me or doing bad to me on my arrival with my sister, I'm willing to give you 15% of the money after the transfer of the money, please mail me immediately so that I can know your stand before looking at else where. You’re the first person I’m contacting for this assistance.

Please permit me to ask, Can you honestly help me as your own person? Can I completely trust you?

Please, Treat this email confidential and get back to me as soon as possible.

Sincerely Yours,

Robert and Rose James.

NB; Kindly please I will be expecting your immediate reply.


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