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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: harris kone <harriskone39@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <harriskone@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 19:34:33 +0100
Subject: From Harris & Sister Jannet Kone.



From Harris & Sister Jannet Kone.

Hello dear It is my pleasure to write you Based on the information and recommendation I got about quick growth of investment in your country. My name is HARRIS and Sister JANNET KONE we are the children of Late General ALFRED KONE.

I am contacting you to seek your good assistance to transfer and invest (USD 14 million) belonging to my late father which he deposited in a bank in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire.
We are from seirra leone but residing in Ivory Coast in Africa. It is my desire to contact you on honesty and sincerity to assist us in transferring this inheritence. I am motivated in contacting you and hope to gradually build trust, relationship and confidence in you as i get to know you better.

So please i want to know if you will be of assistance but first i want to get to know you better. I am willing to offer you 25% of this money for your effort input after the successful transfer of this money and investment. Indicate your interest towards assisting us by sending your telephone and fax number for easier communications and where we can send you all the vital documents that back up this transaction.
I will be waiting for your responseThanks and God bless youYour's Children,Harris and Sister Jannet Kone.
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