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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)
  • "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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: eric williams <ericwilliams5@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <eric_williams032001@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 10:19:20 +0000
Subject: FROM: ERIC WILLIAMS



FROM: ERIC WILLIAMSABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE,WEST AFRICA.TEL/ 225 01330628.Dearest One,
I got your contact address on my desperate search for a reliableperson/company for partnership investments overseas,I am also believing thatyou will not expose or betray the trust and confidence I am about toestablish with you. I have decided to contact you with greatest delight andpersonal respect. Well, I am MR.ERIC WILLIAMS,son to DR.DESMOND WILLIAMSlate former Director of finance Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation.Few days before the death my father, he confided in me and ordered me to goto his underground safe and move out immediately, with a Deposit Agreementand Cash Receipt he made with a BANK in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoirewhere he deposited USD$ 22 million dollars cash(TWENTY TWO MILLIONDOLLARS).This money was made from the sells of Gold and Diamond by my fatherand he have already decided to use this money for future investment of thefamily.
Thereafter, I rushed down to Abidjan with these two documents and confirmedthe deposit of the fund by my father. Also, I have been granted politicalstay as a Refugee by the Government of Cote d'Ivoire. Meanwhile, my fatherhave instructed me to look for a trusted foreignerwho can assist me to move out this money from Cote d'Ivoire immediately forinvestment. Based on this,I solicit for your assistance to transfer thisfund into yourAccount, but I will demand for the following requirement:
(1) Could you provide for me a safe Bank Account where this fund will betransferred to in your country or another nearby country where taxation willnot take great toll on the money?(2) Could you be able to introduce me to a profitable business venture thatwould not require much technical expertise in your country where part ofthis fund will be invested ?
Please, all these requirements are urgently needed as it will enable me toestablish a stronger business relationship with you hence I will like you tobe the general overseer of the investment there after. I am trusthing youand I will please want you to handle this transaction based on the trust Ihave established on you.For your assistance in this transaction, I have decided to offer you 20%percent commission of the total amount at the end of this business. Thesecurity of this business is very important to me and as such,I would likeyou to keep this business very confidential.If you are willing to assist me.Please kindly reply me immediately. I shall expect your urgent responsecall me 225 01330628.thanks.Regards,MR ERIC WILLIAMS
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