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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:
  • "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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: jonathan samson <samsonjonath@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <samsonjonathan2000@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 21:07:12 +0200
Subject: Re:INVESTMENT SUB:08/06/2007



Re:INVESTMENT SUB:08/06/2007
Hello,My name is Mr.Samson Jonathan, Regional Head EKO BANK ABIDJAN IVORY COAST I am writing in respect of a Switzerland British Citizen customer of my bank Mr. Ratnavale Victor,who died together with his wife in a Plane crash on Monday 7th September 1998 GMT 14:22 UK while they were flying from New York to Geneva Switzerland.Please see this
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/index.html for more information.
The late Mr.Ratnavale Victor left in our bank the sum of twenty one million dollars($21 million dollars) and nobody will ever come for this money because he died with his entire family. I am the only person that is aware of this money since Mr. Ratnavale Victor, did not give to my bank any next of kin to inherit his money. Now, I want to use my position in the bank to transfer this money to your country for investment, If you can provide me with an account where I can transfer this (twenty one million dollars) $21 million dollars.I will give you 45% of this entire fund while the remaining 50% shall be for me, extra 5% will be for transfer charges. I am hoping to get a favorable response from you.MR. Samson Jonathan.Regional Head bank of africaIvory coast
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