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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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. )
  • "trunk box" (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: rida muhanna <ridamuhanna131@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: ridamuhanna2007@yahoo.co.in
Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 18:07:06 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dearest one,


Dearest one,

I am Mrs Rida Muhanna, wife of the late Dr, Al Rashid Muhanna Director General National Gold and Diamond Mining Corporation of Sierra-Leone.
Few days before my husband was killed by rebel forces, he instructed me and
my son to move out of Sierra-Leone and also to go into his underground
strong room where the documents of money he deposited in a security company in Abidjan Cote d Ivoire in one trunk box as family valuables .the amount is Eight million five hundred thousand united states dollers (Us$8.500,000.00).

we are in a sincere desire of your assistance to help us move this box that contains money out of the security company to your country for investment,
For your information, the security company did not know the real content of the box and we do not wish them to know until the box is moved to your country. As it was deposited as family valuables and treasures.

I and my son have decided to offer you 20% of the total amount, is for your assistance to help us. I will use the remaining balance of the money for an investiment in your country for the future, If you are intrested, and can maintain the very confidential of this transaction,you e-mail me immediately for more clearification, and also note that I am a refugees in abidjan Cote d' lvoire, becuase of the assasination of my late husband
I am waiting to hear from you.

Mrs Rida Muhanna.



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