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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)
  • "keep it confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "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: maria blessing <mariablessing10@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: maria.blessing@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:33:12 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM: Maria S Blessing


FROM: Maria S Blessing AVENUE 105 RUE 12
ZONE 10 ABIDJAN
COTE D`IVOIRE

Dearest One,
I am Miss Maria Blessing from Cote d'Ivoire. My Father Mr Geoffry Blessing who was into cocoa/Cotton export, he died last 5 year after a brief illness. before his dealth he told me that he deposited the sum of U.S 8.5m(Eight million five hundred thousand united states dollar) in one of the prime Bank here in Cote d'Ivoire. Now I have to get a foriegn partner who will stand as my beneficuary for the transfer.

Please, I want your focus in this transaction for this is risk free ,legal and Genuine Deposit. I ask for your assistance and permission to submit your name as my foreign partner for release and transfer of this fund in your personal bank account for safe keeping and investment.I humbly ask for you to response to this email immediately with your Tel/Fax numbers to enable me forward to you the neccessary documents concerning this deposit. So we can conclude this transaction before our election time comes up.

I have conclude to give you 20 % of the total money after the release and transfer of this fund in your bank account for your noble assistance to me. And note that this is the only hope that i have and I therefore try to keep it confidential.

Please let me know your mind, And I awiat your response soon.
Best Regards.
Miss Maria Blessing


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