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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)
  • "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: sabina peter <s_p_0010@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <sabinapeter404@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2007 12:05:15 +0000
Subject: Dearest One




Dearest One,

I knew it will be wrong to contact you through this means, but is just that, am desparate and my pressent conditions are fuastrating, that was the more reason, I used this medium to fasting up my request.
I am Sabina Peter Mataruse the daughter of late Mr Peter Mataures, the assacinated sinator in zimbabwe but pressentlly, am in Abidjan, capital city of ivory coast in west Africa, for the past two months now.
I want you to assist me, inorder to be my legal guardian,who will help me in transfering the money which I inherited from my late father to your country into your account. I will also like you to take care of me and my brother,inorder to help us to go out of this country that had made us orpharns.Why i contacted you was that i went to the bank to withraw this money since my late father used my name as the next of kin to the deposited money, but I was told by the bank that my late father made an agreement with them, that I have to obtain the age of 25yrs before I could make claims of this money or alternativelly I should provide a guardain who can make the claims on my behalf and that was the reason I contacted you.I promise to give to you all proofs and the Bank contact where this money is been deposited for you to know more concerning me,my late father and the money.Hoping to hear your urgent response.
Thanks
sabina.
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