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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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: monica koromah <monica_koromah1@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:34:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: HELLO DEAR,


FROM MONICA KOROMAH
I5BP 1562 ABIDJAN COTE DIVOIR,

ATTN DEAREST BELLOVETH ONE,

I AM PLEASED TO GET ACROSS TO YOU FOR A VERY PROFITABLE BUSINESS PROPOSAL,THOUGH I DON'T KNOW YOU NEITHER HAVE I SEEN YOU BEFORE BUT I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY PRIVATE SEARCH. I AM MONICA KOROMAH THE ONLY CHILD OF MR DENISE KOROMAH AND MY FATHER WAS THE MANAGER OF ABIDJAN SECURITY & FINANCE COMPANY BUT HE DIED LAST YEAR,
THE INTENDED BUSINESS IS THUS, MY FATHER CALLED ME ON HIS PRIVATE HOSPITAL AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS THE SUM OF ($8,000.000.00) EIGHT MILLION US. DOLLARS WITH ONE OF THE BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN AND HE TOLD ME THAT HE DEPOSITED THE FUND WITH MY NAME AS HIS NEXT OF KIN AND HE GAVE ME ALL THE DOCUMENTS THAT THE BANK GAVE TO HIM THE DAY HE LODGE THIS MONEY AND HE TOLD ME NOT TO INVEST THIS MONEY IN THIS COUNTRY THAT I SHOULD LOOK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER WHO WILL HELP ME TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO HIS COUNTRY AND HELP ME TO GET ME OUT FROM THIS COUNTRY TO HIS COUNTRY AND ALSO HELP ME TO INVEST THIS MONEY ON A BENEFITING BUSINESS WHILE I WILL GO BACK TO MY STUDIES UNTILL I FINISH MY EDUCATION THEN JOIN YOU IN ANY BUSINESS THAT YOU WILL INVEST THIS MONEY,
I HAVE MET THE BANK DIRECTOR AND SHOW THEM THE DOCUMENTS WHICH THE GAVE TO MY FATHER THE DAY HE LODGE THIS MONEY AND TELL HIM THAT I WANT TO CLAIM THE FUND AND THEIR HAVE AGGREE TO TRANSFER THE FUND IN ANY ACCOUNT THAT I PROVIDE,
SO DEAR I AM HONOURABLE SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: (1) TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT INTO WHICH THIS FUND WOULD BE TRANFERRED TO,
(2) TO SERVE AS A GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM ONLY 20YEARS,
(3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A RESIDENT PERMIT IN YOUR COUNTRY,

MOREOVER I HAVE MADE UP MY MIND TO OFFER YOU 20% FROM THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/ASSISTANCE AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS,

I WILL LIKE YOU TO SEND ME THE INFORMATIONS BELLOW SO THAT I WILL FARWARD IT TO THE BANK FOR THE PROCEEDURE,
(1)YOUR FULL NAME AND HOUSE ADDRESS (2)YOUR PHONE FAX NUMBERS
I AWAIT YOUR EARLIEST RESPONSE.

MONICA KOROMAH



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