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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:
  • "please indicate your willingness" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states 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)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: <pped_10@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: mrsoktosaru@mybestmail.com
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:21:13 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From/Madam.Oktos Aruna,

From/Mrs. Oktos Aruna
Address : 7th Avenue Corps de la Paix 604 Bouake

I am the above named person. I am married to Mr. Aruna Zanella who before his death was a wealthy cocoa merchant here in Bouak蠡Cote d'Ivoire. We were married for 20 years without a child. Before the death of my husband we were both born again Christians.

My Husband left the sum of US$3.8million United States Dollars in a fix/suspense account in one of the prime bank in Spain. Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not exceed more than five more months due to cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is my blood pressure sickness. Having
known my condition I decided to seek for your kind assistance to transfer this fund into your account and you will use it to train my adopted daughter.
Out of the fund, you will give 30% to motherless baby homes, evangelical churches and orphanages homes. 40% keep for my daughter Jenny in your account and to be given to her after her education. While you will take the remaining 30% for assisting in securing this fund.

I took this decision to contact because of my condition and for the facts that my husband relatives wants to size everything and throw my adopted daughter out of the inheritance. So I want to use this little time I have to achieve this arm before joining my ancestors.

Please indicate your willingness to assist by writing back and I will give you more information on how to proceed. All I want is your maximum cooperation and I pray my God to give you the grace to accomplish this dream to the glory of His name Amen.

I wait for your quick response.
Mrs.Oktos Aruna.




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