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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)
  • "hundred thousand 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 "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: <mrsmonicaseaman14@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:56:48 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear respectful one,

Dear respectful one,

With due respect and humility I write you this letter which I believe you would be of great assistance to me and my three kids.

I am Mrs Monica Seaman, the wife of the late Mr.Allen Seaman. We are from Sea Tome Central Africa . But presently I with my three kids are in Cote D'Ivoire where my late husband deposited this fund before his death. Prior to my husband assassination by the rebel forces,he was the Director
General National Gold and Diamond Mining Corporation of Cote D'Ivoire.

Few days before my husband was assassinated, he instructed me and my children to move out of Cote D'Ivoire and also to go into his underground strong room where the documents of money he has deposited in Bank Of Africa in Abidjan Cote d Ivoire with my name as the beneficiary. The amount is
US$3,500,000 ( Three Million Five hundred thousand united states dollars).He deposited it in a suspence account with Bank Of Africa.

Meanwhile, we want to leave Cote d Ivoire entirely for investment of this money in your country and mostly for the future of my children. I want you to please assist us to claim this fund and stand on our side,because after the death of my late husband, my late husband relatives are looking for
means to wipe us away, but I thank God that none of them knows about this fund and our way about.

Please if you will be sincere with God fearing to take myself and my three kids as your family and retrive out this our only inheritance from the bank, I will like you to kindly provide to us your Full Name, Home Address and direct telephone number, So that I will speak with you on phone
first,before taken your details to the bank to present you and I will also forward you all the deposit documents that the bank issued to my late husband the day he deposited this fund before his death,So that you will have it with you before contacting the bank.

I am waiting to hear from you,

Best Regards,
Mrs Monica Seaman and kids.




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