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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:
  • "might come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states 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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: princekelvin woma <princekelvinwoma5@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <princekelvin_woma1@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:42:58 +0000
Subject: From: Prince Kelvin Woma.



From: Prince Kelvin Woma.Tel+22501633321Address:Villa 11 Riviera Golf Cocody,Abidjan Cote d ivoire,West Africa.
I am Prince Kelvin Woma the only son of the former Director of finance,Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation,DR Anthony Woma. I know that this mail might come to you as a surprise, due to the fact that we know not each other before now. I got your contact through a current publication, and decided to solicit for your understanding and wholehearted assistance to recieve the sum of (US$11.million united states dollars) in your bank account and earnest business partnership I am 23 years old, a citizen of Sierra Leoane.
I lost my parents as a result of the dissastrous civil war which lasted for about 12 years in my country. Before the peak of the war, which eventually took my father's life, My father informed me in confident that he has deposited the above sum in a suspense account of a BANK in Abidjan - Cote d'Ivoire, where I moved immediately my father was murthered by the rebels. I now reside here in (Abidjan) under political Assylum camp the money was put in my father's possession by the then Government of Alhaji Tejan Kaba for the purchasing of ammunitions to confront the rebels.
Now the war in my country is over with the help of ECOMOG soldiers, the present Government of Sierra Leone has revoked the passport of all officers who served under the former regime and now asked countries to expel such persons at the same time freeze their account and confisticate their asset, If this offer is acceptable by you notify me immediately to enable me forward you with the full contacts of the bank and every other necessary information needed for the release of this deposit.
I have in mind to compensate you with 30 % of the total money amount, additional 10% for all your expenses encured in this transaction. I will give you a 20% annual commission in any investment we embarck upon in your country.I wish to assure you that this transaction is legal and 100% risk-free.
Yours Sincerely,Prince Kelvin Woma
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