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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:
  • "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 orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "favour " <fa_dumas2007@rediffmail.com>
Date: 25 Jul 2007 10:36:28 -0000
Subject: hi


hi
Abidjan-Cote D Ivoire
Amina-Guest -Hotel
Dear lovely one,
Permit me to inform you about my desire to seek for assistant from you, and i got the believe that you are going to help me out successfully. but firstly about myself.
I am a 22 years old lady now and my name is&nbsp;Favour Dumas i was born on 15 July 1984.to the family of Late Chief Joseph Dumas who based in ACCRA&nbsp;&nbsp; and&nbsp; ABIDJAN respectively, and&nbsp; I am there only child.well when i was a kid i went to a private schools and things were going on well for me and my parents till when i was in high school when my mother died, My father took me&nbsp; so special because i&nbsp; am motherless.
&nbsp;and he shower all his love on me and promised me that he will never have another woman because he did not want me for any problem.but&nbsp;finaly&nbsp;my &nbsp;lovely father&nbsp;&nbsp; got dead last year.but before&nbsp; the death of my father on the 12th&nbsp;&nbsp;febuary 2005, he called me &nbsp;in a private hospital here&nbsp; in Abidjan , he called me secretly to his bed side and told me that he kept a sum of $9.500 000 (nine million five hundred thousand united states dollars) in a bank in Abidjan Cote D ivoire.&nbsp;mean while that he used my name as the next of kin in deposit of the fund.He also explained to me that it was because of this money he was poisoned by his business partner and that i should seek for foreign partner in a country of my choice where i would transfer this money and use it for investment purpose, such as ;real estate investment or stock market investment.
Plesae, i am honourably soliciting your kind assistance as follows. To provide a bank account where this money will be transfered into.To serve as the guardian of these fund&nbsp; ,since i am 22years old.To make arrangement for me in your country to continue my educational career and to&nbsp;&nbsp; procure me a residential permit in your country.
I am inclined to offer you 15% of the total sum as a mode of compensation for your effort after the successful transfering of these fund to your nominated account overseas.Please i will be very happy if this transaction will be concluded with in seven (7) working days from now.I am expecting to hear from you as soon as possible.May Almighty God bless you as you do care for me Amen.
Best regard
Favour

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