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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:
  • "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is highly confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: rama_hashem@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 03:06:10 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?From=20Mrs=20Rama=20Hashem=2C?=

From Mrs Rama Hashem,

Dear Beloved,

It is my pleasure to introduce you to a business that will make the beginning
of never-ending family relations and l hope this proposal will not come
to you as an embarrassment. l am Rama Hashem, the only doughter of late
Mr vincent Hashem who was a famous cocoa merchant. My late father operated
his cocoa business in Abidjan Cote d' ivoire under partnership, but unfortunately
my late father was poisoned by his business associates in order to claims
the newly awarded contract and his wealth in a cocktail party held in his
honour as the director of the company.

When he was poisoned, he was rushed to the hospital.It was in the hospital
that he secretly disclosed to me the cause of his sickness and why he was
poisoned. There he informed me that he deposited the sum of US$9,500M. (Nine
Million Five Hundred Thousand United Dollars) in a suspense coded account
to a bank here in Abidjan Cote d' Ivoire and that l was made the next of
kin to inherit the money in his record file.

He therefore advised me to look for a reliable, trust worthy and God fearing
person who will assist me transfer the money abroad strictly for investment
purposes. This is because he didn't want his associate to raise an eyebrow
on his fund. He also advised me to avoid his associates and my family members
who will be running after my dear live, he finally died in the hospital
after few days of admission.

Please, i soliciting for your assistance to help me transfer the money into
your account for an investment purpose over there in your country. I hope
to travel with you to your country after a successful transfer of this money.
The contact of the bank will be given to you as soon as you show your interest
and willingness to me. You can now instruct them on where and how the money
will be transferred.

I am offering you 15% of the total sum as commission for your assistance
to transfer the money to your country. May I strongly re-emphasise that
this transaction is highly confidential, hitch free and this will be successfully
concluded within 10 days according to your willingness. I look forward to
hear from you soon.

Thank you and God bless you.

Yours Sincerely.

Mrs Rama Hashem

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