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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "transferred into your bank account" (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)
  • "million united state 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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: yousif yamani <yousifandmariam-yamani@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <yamanisfarmsltd@yahoo.ca>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:55:38 +0000
Subject: Please Reply Urgent!



FROM: YOUSIF AND MARIAM YAMANIABIDJAN, COTE D' IVOIRE, IN WEST AFRICA.

DEAR RESPECTFUL ONE,

MY NAME IS YOUSIF YAMANI, THE SON OF LATE MR MOHAMED YAMANI WHO WAS A VERY GREAT FARMER IN ZIMBABWE. IT MIGHT BE A SURPRISE TO YOU WHERE I GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS,I GOT IT FROM ABIDJAN INFORMATION BUREAU.

DURING THE CURRENT CRISES AGAINST THE FARMERS OF ZIMBABWE BY THE SUPPORTERS OF OUR PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE TO CLAIM ALL THE WHITE OWNER FARMS IN THE COUNTRY, HE ORDERED ALL THE WHITE FARMERS TO SURRENDER THEIR FARMS TO HIS PARTY MEMBERS AND THEIR FOLLOWER.
MY FATHER WAS ONE OF THE BEST FARMERS IN THE COUNTRY AND KNOWING THAT HE DID NOT SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT'S POLITICAL IDEOLOGY,THE PRESIDENT'S SUPPORTERS INVADED OUR FATHER'S FARM BURNT DOWN EVERYTHING,SHOT HIM AND AS A RESULT OF THE WOUNDS SUSTAINED,HE BECAME SICK AND DIED AFTER TWO DAYS.AND AFTER HIS DEATH,ME AND MY SISTER DECIDED TO MOVE OUT OF ZIMBABWE FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR LIVES TO (ABIDJAN-COTE D' IVOIRE).

BUT BEFORE HE DIED HE WROTE HIS WILL, WHICH READS MY BELOVED SON, I WISH TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SUM OF ($10 ,000,000) TEN MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS WHICH I DEPOSITED WITH A BOX IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN (ABIDJAN-COTE D' IVOIRE) IN CASE OF MY ABSENCE ON EARTH CAUSED BY DEATH ONLY YOU SHOULD SOLICIT FOR A RELIABLE FOREIGN PARTNER TO ASSIST YOU TO CLAIM THE BOX OF MONEY AND TRANSFER IT INTO HIS ACCOUNT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES.

I DEPOSITED THE MONEY IN MY NAME AND AS A BELONGING TO MY FOREIGN BUSINESS PARTNER IT CAN BE CLAIMED BY YOU AND A RELIABLE FOREIGNER OF YOUR CHOICE ALONE WITH THE DEPOSIT CODE.I HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTS WITH ME HERE. TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR SELF AND YOUR SISTER, FROM THE ABOVE,YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT THE LIVES AND FUTURE OF ME AND MY YOUNGER SISTER DEPENDS ON THIS MONEY.

I WILL BE VERY VERY GRATEFUL IF YOU CAN ASSIST US WE ARE NOW LIVING IN ABIDJAN AS POLITICAL ASYLUM SEEKERS AND THE FINANCIAL LAW OF (ABIDJAN-COTE D' IVOIRE) DOES NOT ALLOW ASYLUM SEEKERS SUCH HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY. IN VIEW OF THIS WE CAN NOT INVEST THIS MONEY HERE IN ABIDJAN, HENCE WE ARE ASKING YOU TO ASSIST US TO CLAIME THIS MONEY AND PUT IT INTO YOUR FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES, FOR YOUR EFFOTRS WE PREPARED TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL FUND,WHILE 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENSES MADE. THEN THE REST WILL BE KEPT FOR ME AND MY YOUNGER SISTER FOR INVESTMENT AND OUR EDUCATION.

FINALLY, MODLITIES ON HOW THE TRANSECTION WILL BE DONE CONVEYED TO YOU ONCE WE ESTABLISH TRUST AND CONFIDENCE BETWEEN OURSELVES, YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBER IS ALSO NEEDED.

AS SOON AS YOU REPLY US THE DEPOSIT DOCUMENTS AND CONTACT OF THE SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN WHERE THE MONEY WAS DEPOSITED WILL BE GIVEING TO YOU IMMEDIATELY FOR YOUR CONFORMATION AND MORE TRUST BUILDING. THEN AFTER THE TRANSACTION WE WILL BE COMEING OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR INVESTMENT AND THE CONTINUATION OF OUR STUDIES WHEN THE MONEY MUST HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.

NOTE: THAT THE KEY WORD TO THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE, YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED PLEASE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR URGENT REPLY FOR DETAILED INFORMATION.

THANKS.
YOURS SINCERELY,YOUSIF AND MARIAM YAMANI.
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