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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: jose rizal <jose_087rizal@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <joserizal100@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 21:24:07 +0200
Subject: Yours, Miss Jose Rizal



Dear belove

Greetings to you. My name is Miss Jose Rizal. I am writing you from Cote D'ivoire. As you are aware there is a civil war here and the war claim the life of my parents that is why I am writing you for assistance. My late father was from Bouake in the north. This place is now in the rebels hands. He was killed for supporting the government side.I am 21 years old girl and my school has been terminated by the crisis I want to reveal to you that my late father made a deposit in a security company here of $9,500,000( Nine million five hundren thousand dollars) This money was for an investment in overseas when he died. I have all the proof with me.

Meanwhile,Before the death of my parents,My late father told me that He deposited a truck box containing U.S $ 9.500 M Dollars with a security company in Abidjan Cote d Ivoire where I am residing now. I have gone to the office of the security company with the certificate of the deposit of this consignment and with the agreement that my late father entered with this company to verify that this consignment is still there but the agreement states that I would need the assistance of a foreign partner who will claim this truck box on my name since I am still under-age for my securities.

Please I want you to consider this and get back to me I will give you more information about this project as soon as you get back to me You will need to arrange a school for me and keep the money safe.
Please write me back and send your detail information,Now permit me to ask these few question:-

1.can i completely trust you?

2.what percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you?

Considar this and get back to me as soon as possible
Thank you so much and May God bless you for caring for an orphan.

Awaiting to hear from you soonest.Yours, Miss Jose Rizal
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