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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 us 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)
  • "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: fona moore <mrmoore1@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <fonamoore@myway.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:45:26 +0100
Subject: From Moore and Sussan Fona.



From Moore and Sussan Fona. Private and Confidential Abidjan - Cote d'Ivoire.
Dear One,

It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I and my Sister,intend to established in your country. Though we have not meet with you before but we believe, one has to risk confiding in someoneto succeed sometimes in life. There is this amount of Eight Million,Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars (US$8.500.000.00) which our late father deposited in one the prime bank here in Abidjan Capital city of Cote d'Ivoire which he wanted to used for his political ambition in our Country before he was assassinated.

Now we have decided to invest this money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons. Our father was an international Gold and Diamond dealer who operated the province of Africa and the rest of the world during his days in business.

We want you to help us claim and receive the money in your account for onward joined partnership business and investments in your Country. We will like to invest part of the money into these three investments in your Country but, if there is any other business that is better than our suggestion, we will be very glad to follow your advice. 1). Real estate 2). The transport industry 3). Five star hotel If you can be of an assistance to us we will be pleased to offer to you 15% Of the total fund while the balance will be invested by you. I await your soonest response.
Respectfully yours, Moore and Sussan Fona.

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