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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: isreal mamba <isrealmamba10@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <isrealmamba1@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 14:58:17 +0200
Subject: SOLICITING YOUR ASSISTANCE



DEAR ONE,PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESSRELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.I GOT YOUR NAME AND CONTACT FROM THEIVOIRIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.I PRAYED OVER IT ANDSELECTED YOUR NAME AMONG OTHER NAMES DUE TO IT'S ESTEEMINGNATURE AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO ME AS A REPUTABLE ANDTRUSWORTHY PERSON I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND BY THEIRRECOMMENDATIONS I MUST NOT HESISTATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THISSIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.I AM MR ISREAL MAMABA, THE FIRST SON OF LATE MR AND MRS. MAMBAWITH MY LITTLE SISTER PEACE WHO IS ONLY 19YEARS OLD.OUR FATHERWAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THEECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TODEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TODISCUSS ON A BUSINESS. WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER2005, MY FATHER TOOK US SO SPECIAL BECAUSE WE ARE MOTHERLESS.BEFORE THE DEATH OF OUR FATHER ON 29TH FEB 2007 IN A PRIVATEHOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME BESIDE AND TOLDME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$16,500,000 (SIXTEEN MILLION FIVEHUNDRED THOUSAND, UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A SUSPENCEACCOUNT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN, THAT HE USED MY NAMEAS HIS ONLY SON FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND. HEALSOEXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WASPOISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES. THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR AFOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFERTHIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE, (SUCH AS REALESTATE MANAGEMENT).SIR, I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWINGWAYS. 1)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM A BOYOF 21 YEARS 2)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME AND MY LITTLE SISTERTO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEENTRANSFERRED. MOREOVER, SIR,WE ARE WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THETOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THESUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NORMINATED ACCOUNTOVERSEAS. FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDSASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BECONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSISTME.ANTICAIPTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.THANKS AND GOD BLESSISREAL AND PEACE MAMBA
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