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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:
  • "account in your country or any safer place" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: MRS RASHEDA USMAN <mrsrasheda_usman11@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <mrsrasheda@excite.com>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 16:32:22 +0200
Subject: Mrs Rasheda Usman/TREAT WITH LOVE.



Mrs Rasheda Usman
Dearest , I am Mrs Rasheda Usman, from Ivory Coast. I am a widow being that I lost my husband.My husband was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting board until his death. He was assassinated by the rebels following the political uprising. Before his death he made a deposit of Twenty eight Million USA Dollars uS$28,000,000.00)with a Bank in Cotonou Benin Republic . After his dealth I and my son have being leaving in fear becuase his only brother have treaten to kill us if i do not release the deposit cerificate of the funds in the bank becuase this funds was deposited with the name of my son who is presently 3yrs,After selling all his houses and some of my husbands investments becuase he got advantage of the documents during the burial of my husband.Before my husbands dealth he has strickly instructed me to leave Ivory Coast and run down to Benin Republic where he deposited the funds with one of the leading banks in African and that i should make sure i get in contact with a foriegn partner who will provide an account so that this funds can be transferred abroad and also so that me and my son with the help of the foriegner travel out of Africa and invest this funds.My husband intended to buy a cocoa processing machine before his demise. I want you to help me for us to retrieve this funds and transfer it to your account in your country or any safer place as you will be the beneficiary and recipient of the fund, once you reply we will arange and change the certificate of deposit to your name so that you will stand as the next of kin so that this funds can be transferred to your account,please we do not have a place to stay here as we leave from Hotel to Hotel for the fear of my husbands brother becuase i know that he is seriously tracing us. I have plans to do investment in your country,like real estate and industrial production. This is my reason for writing to you. Please if you are willing to assist me and my son,indicate your interest in replying soonest. Thanks and best regards .
Mrs Rasheda Usman
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