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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:
  • "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: sabine diego <sabinediego06@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 05:22:26 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I AM LOOKING FOR A HONEST BUSINESS PARTNER


Dear sir,

I am Mrs. Sabine Diego, 35 yrs of ages, having two children, a widow, I lost my husband during the Mr. Jonas Savimbi war in our country Angola.

I am looking for reliable and responsible man who can take care of me and the property left by my late husband Dr Alfredo Carlos Diego who was the former director general of Giarassol offshore field in our country . My late husband Dr Alfredo Carlos Diego before his death deposited the sum of $18.500,000.00us dollars with a security company here in Abidjan, Cote D' Ivoire in a truck box as family valuables. Now i want you to help get this box out from the security company, so that my kids and i will come over to your country to live and i will invest some of the money in and my kids can contuine their studies in your country,I will also like you to tell me how many percentage (%) you will like to take after you help us to get the box out from the security company ?
Thanks and God bless you and your families

Mrs. Sabine Diego



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