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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:
  • "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: "ivans fat" <ivafat09@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ivafat_1@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 08 May 2007 19:11:19 +0000
Subject: From Master Ivans and Fatim

>From Master Ivans and Fatim
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
West Africa.

I am Ivans and my younger sister is Fatim we are the only surviving children
of late chief and Mrs James Habte ,my father was poisoned to death by his
business associates because of his wealth and during my fathers sickness he
called me on his sick bed as his only son because our mother died when we
where young and told me about the money($USD 7.500.000) he deposited in a
bank here in our country that it was because of this money he was poisoned
that if he dies i shall look for some one whom i trust to help me transfer
this money out of this our country to his account for investment purpose
abroad while i will continue my education and my sister allso.
Then you will be managing the investment.Dear am soliciting your assistance
to help us Transfer this money out of this country for our life sake while i
will come to meet you to continue my education in your country immediately
the transfer is done.at the moment now my only sister is survring kidney
problem in the hospital and i don't want to loose her and the doctor said
that she will have an operation.
Dear am looking forward to hear from you so that we can discuss on what will
be your compensation for this assistace.I have every documents that relates
to this transaction.
Please reply me directely on this my private mail box for more details.
Sincerely
Master Ivans and Fatim

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