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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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: <faith007john@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:28:23 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dearest Beloved

ADDRESS/ AVE 11 RUE 45
ABIDJAN COTE D IVOIRE

Dearest Beloved
I got your email contact when searching for an investor in your country and I came across your contact.
My name is Miss Faith John 22 year old girl a law student here in Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire. My father was a former Minister of Agriculture here in COTE D'IVOIRE before he was killed by rebel leaders because he refused to join Rebels .
Meawnhile, Before the death of my father he told me that he deposited a box to a prviate security company called LAVEGARD TRUST SECURITY COMPANY here in Abidjan with my name as the next of kin . He made me to know that the box contains sum of USD12.500.00 million dollars unknown to the staff of
the security company that the box contains money all is secret to the content. He informed me that he told the security company before depositing the box to their custody that the box contains FAMILY VALUABLES as a minister nobody search for the content . While their sign agreement bond on how
much he will be paying to the company every month for save keeping.
Now the political crisis is over in Cote d' Ivoire I need your assistance on how you can come down here in Abidjan and help me cliam the box out from the LAVEGARD TRUST SECURITY COMPANY .My plan is this , as soon as you arrive here we both go to the company together and cliam the box to any
international bank here, where you can also help me to open an account with your name and order the bank to make the transfer to your account in your country without any delay .After the whole transfer we follow back to your country for my study while you help me to invest the money any project
you know more better.
Bear it in mind that my proposal to you is 100% risk free no body is after me or my late family and the money does not belonged to any government or groupe of people. Regarding to the informations of the deposit I have all the legal documents my late father made with the LAVEGARD TRUST SECURITY
COMPANY here and I will send it to you as soon as we know our selfs more better.
Please I want you to read this letter with care and reply me so that I will know how we can meet to cliam the box out together.
Thanks
Your Girl
Miss Faith




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