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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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• 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)
  • "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: "melissa arsen" <melissa_arsen@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:20:57 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM MELISSA ARSEN


FROM MELISSA ARSEN
COTE' DIVORE ABIDJAN,


DEAREST ONE,

I AM MISS MELISSA ARSEN FROM COTE 'DIVOIRE AND I AM CONTACTING YOU IN ASPECT OF ASSISTANCE, IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SUM OF THE MONEY THAT IS IN THE BOX AS FAMILY VALUEABLE WHICH MY FATHER DEPOSITED IN THE SECURITY COMPANY HERE, BEFORE HE WAS KIDNAPED HERE BY THE ASSASINATORS, AND WE HAVE SEARCH ABOUT HIM BUT COULD NOT SEE HIM TILL THIS MOMENT, AND I WAS SCHOOLING IN GHANA SECONDARY SCHOOL BY THEN, BUT NOW I HAVE FINISH SCHOOLING AND I DONT WANT TO INVEST THIS MONEY HERE IN MY COUNTRY FOR A PURPOSE, TO BRIEF YOU ABOUT THE PURPOSE SO THAT YOU WILL UNDERSTAND ME VERY WELL, NOW LISTEN TO ME, MY UNCLE WANT'S TO KILL ME NOW BECAUSE OF ALL THIS WHICH BELONG TO MY FATHER, BUT NOT WITH STANDING I AM GOING TO TELL YOU MORE WHEN I COME THERE OK, SO THIS MONEY IS 5.MILLION U.S DOLLARS, BUT IT IS IN THE SECURITY COMPANY HERE NOW IN COTE' DIVOIRE ABIDJAN.

MY FATHER WAS A VERY RICH COCOA MACHANT HERE IN MY COUNTRY COTE' DIVOIRE WHEN HE WAS WITH US HERE, AND NOW HE IS DEAD NO BODY CARES ABOUT MY FUTURE WHY I HAVE AN UNCLE HERE, SO I CANNOT BE STAYING LIKE AN ORPHAN WHO HAS NO HOPE IN LIFE, MEANWHILE I HAVE SUCH AMOUNT OF MONEY IN THE SECURITY COMPNAY AS MY FATHER'S WEALTH, SO I WANT TO YOU TO STAND AS MY GUIDIAN AND AN APPOINTED BENEFICIARY, TO RECEIVE THIS BOX WHICH CONTAINS MONEY INTO YOUR COUNTRY SINCE I CANNOT DO IT BY MY SELF, SO THAT I WILL COME TO YOUR COUNTRY AND STAY, FOR YOU TO SEACH FOR A GOOD BUSINESS WHERE TO INVEST THIS MONEY,

PLEASE I WILL LIKE YOU TO GIVE ME URGENT RESPONSE SO THAT I WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE INFORMATIONS, ON HOW TO PROCEED BY LIFTING THIS BOX INTO YOUR COUNTRY OK, SO THAT AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS BOX YOU SEND ME SOME MONEY, TO GET MY TRAVELLING PAPERS TO COME TO YOUR COUNTRY, AND BE WITH YOU WHILE YOU WILL BE SEACHING FOR A GOOD BUSINESS TO INVEST THIS MONEY, PLEASE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO ASSIST ME IN THIS SITUATION, KINDLY RESPOND URGENT WITH YOUR PHONE NUMBER AND PICTURE, SO THAT I WILL CALL YOU AND HAVE SOME ORAL DISCUSSION WITH YOU OK, PLEASE KEEP THIS SECRETE WITH YOU OK, I WILL ALSO FINISH MY EDUCATION IN YOUR COUNTRY AS WELL,


WITH REGARDS
MISS MELISSA




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