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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 state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Miss Joy Hadi <j_hadii4@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: j_hadi4@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:58:11 +0900 (JST)
Subject: URGENT PLEASE

From Miss Joy Hadi.

My Address-: 1005 Triech Towns Lot 28
San Pedro, Ivory Coast.

Dear Respectful One Greetings before my latter.

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business. My name is Joy Hadi the only Daughter of late Mr.and Mrs. Hadi Barry. My father was a very wealth cocoa merchant in Ivory coast. My father
was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip in France. My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special.

Before the death of my father on september 2004 in a private hospital here in Ivory Coast, he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ( USD$7,500,000 ) deposited in a (Storage and finance firm ) here in
Ivory Coast, that he used my Name ( Joy Hadi ) as his only daughter for the next of kin in depositing of the fund.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates in France. That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as real estate management or hotel
management.

Dear, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:

(1) To provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred to as soon the fund moved from the (Storage and finance firm ).
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 20 years old.
(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.

What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account overseas.

Furthermore, you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within fourteen (14) days you signify interest to assist me. Anticipating to hear from you soon.


Thanks and God bless.
Best regards your daughter,
Miss Joy Hadi.






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