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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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)
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "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: Malik Muhammed <mmalik11@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <malikm_2002@myway.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2007 15:41:03 +0200
Subject: From Malik Muhammed.



From Malik Muhammed.21 BP 3 AV Abidjan, Ivory Coast,Good day,I know my message will come to you as a surprise and as a total stranger who decided to have trust and confidence in you by trusting his life into your hands. Dont worry I was totally convinced to write you in reference of the transfer of this money in to your Bank Account for onward investment in your country.I am Malik Muhammed. the son of the former chief of defence-staff Late GENERAL AZHAR MUHAMMED Guinea Bissau.My father was killed following his role as a rebel leader against the past government of Guinea Bissau .Following this political crisis, I was forced to leave our country to Abidjan the capital city of Cote D'Ivoire for my life sake.This said money $8.5 Million Dollars was deposited in one of the Banks In outside Africa. I got to know about this information and as well able to recover all the relevant documents regards to this deposits which he kept with our grand mother and our grand mother who is old now .Further details will be made known to you about the lifting of this fund legally to your Bank Account on the confirmation of your interest to move on with this transation .As you can understand the condition of the world today,So I will like you to keep the confidentiality of this transaction if you are ready and really want to assist me on this transaction. Again be informed on no account should you involve any third party if not when both agree to do that.Thank you for your maximum co-operation and hoping to hear from you soonest.Yours Sincerely,Malik Muhammed
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