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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. )
  • "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)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "james00" <james_diarra200@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:06:42 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Sent_From_FJR1300_Club_Nederland_Forum_by_james00?=

Hello wil

You received the following message from: james00 (james=5Fdiarra200@yahoo=2E=
com)

At: http://forum=2Efjr-club=2Enl/

From: james diarra
Av=2E12 RD 16,Apt=2E39B, Triechville
Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire=2E
Private Email: james=5Fdiarra200@yahoo=2Ecom

Dear One,

PLEASE I REQUIRE YOUR ASSISTANCE

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship wit=
h you =2EI am james diarra =2E The son of late Chief and Mrs=2EAlaine diarr=
a JP=2E My father was a very wealthy GOLD and COCOA merchant who based in Ac=
cra, Ghana and Abidjan the economic capital of Cote D'Ivoire respectively=2E=


His business associate on one of their business outings poisoned him to deat=
h=2E When my mother died on the 21ST October 1994, my father took me so spe=
cial because i am motherless=2E Before the death of my father on the 29th No=
vember 2000 in a private hospital here in Abidjan, He sincerely called me o=
n his bedside and told me that he had a sum of US$10,500,000 (TEN MILLION FI=
VE HOUNDRED THOUSAND U=2ES DOLLARS) kept in a security company here=2E He al=
so said that the security company does not know the content of the Trunk Box=
es=2E He also put my name in Depositing the 1 boxes as the beneficiary and n=
ext of kin=2E

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poiso=
ned by his business associates, That I should seek for a foreign partner in =
a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for inves=
tment purposes and further my education, I want you to assist me in clearing=
this fund into your account overseas as a beneficiary of the fund, and als=
o use it for an investment purpose, such as real estate management=2E My int=
erested areas of investment are; REAL ESTATE, HOTELS, PETROLUM INDUSTRY & MI=
NING, TRANSPORT or in any good investment you may advise me on=2E I am honor=
ably seeking for your assistance in the following ways=2E

(1) To assist me to clear this fund from the security company and transfer t=
o your account successfully=2E
(2To provide a bank account into which this money would be transfer into=2E
(3) To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am a student with no busin=
ess experience=2E
(4) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my Ed=
ucation

Moreover, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for=
your effort /input after the successful transfer of this fund to your nomin=
ated
account=2E Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me, a=
s I believe that this transaction would be concluded within 14 days, from th=
e day you signify interest to assist me=2E

Waiting to hear from you soonest=2E Have a nice day and

Remain blessed=2E

Yours Truly,

james diarra

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