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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)
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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: "richard sanko" <rsanko4@excite.com>
Reply-To: richard63sanko@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 07:49:01 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: From Richard Sanko,










From Richard Sanko,united nation Refugee Camp,Abidjan Cote D'ivoireAfrica.Dearest one,I am using this means of communications because of time Shortage, so please kindly bear with me.I am Sanko Richard am 19 years old and the only son of late former Director of finance, Dr Johnson Sanko of Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation.However, permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you, I must confess my agitation is real, and my words is my bond, in this proposal. My late father deposited the sum of twenty four million United States dollars, during the peak of disastrous civil war in my country sierra leone,with a BANK here in Abidjan, where I am residing under political Assylum with the united nation refugee.sir, you can contact the bank to confirm of this deposit and to put proper claim of the money Please, i want you to be my late father`s recommended foreign partner so as to enable the bank transfer this money to your bank account in
your country,your helping me will solve my surffrings here i will also like to live and school in your country If you oblige to help me . I am are willing to give you 5% Percent of the money. please write back on your indication of your intrest to help me, then i will give you every details and information on my disposal for the transfer. thanks, looking forward to hear from you. richard sanko



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