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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: manis_jeff99 <manis_jeff99@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: jeffmns40@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 04:32:38 +0900 (JST)
Subject: YOUR URGENT ASSISTANT NEEDED

in our house during the coup plot in cote d'ivoire.

Before his death in 2002 in a private hospital here in buoake he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he deposited the sum of US$8.750,000.00 in a bank in abidjan. as a goververnment worker he said that he used my name as only son to deposit the money and i have go and comfirm it.

I want you to help me to transfer this money to your account in your country and to help me to come over to countinue my living Why you will use this money to invest in a profitable bussiness untill i finish my education.

My Dear, bear in mind that my life now and my future depends on this money because all my late father properties have lost and no body helps me or cares for me. Just respond to me with your intention so that i will know what to do but do not disclose it to any body because i do not know who
is who i am afraid of my life here .

the litle money i have with me is about to finnish up i can,t manage anymore, so this money that is in the bank is only what left for me now,i don,t know what to do now the bank have agreed to release the money to me but the problem now is i have no oversee account and i don,t know were i will
invest it or how i can invest it, that is why i prayed and contact you to assist me,
i do hope of establishing a rewarding and good relationship with you after this transaction,

wating to hear from you urgent

thanks
Jeff





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