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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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)
  • "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: "JOBE FREDRIQUE" <j80_th.fredrique@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: j80_thomas.fred@24.com
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:03:40 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY TO YOU SIR.

Rue Gourgas,
Villa N° 75 - 76
Abidjan-Plateau,
Ivory Coast
Good day.
I am Chief Dr. Thomas Fredrique, from Ivory Coast in West Africa.I have instructed my son to contact you for a possible investment assistance in your country. i couldn't write you by myself due to my critical illness , therefore I am using this chance to connect my only son with a foreign partner who will assist him to transfer the avaliable fund and invest it in a profitable business for his good future, and with this arrangement i will die a happy man knowing full well that my son will not mis-used all what i have laboured for years .
I have the amount of US$12.5 Million dollars ready for investment as soon as the fund is transfered out of Africa. I am a formal revenue director in the ministry in Ivory Coast, I will not be meeting with you because of my condition, therefore i will send my son along with instructions to Senegal where these funds are deposited in a Security and Finance Firm due to time to time problem and unstable government in Ivory Coast. There is also 32 Kilos of 22K gold dust which i will also dispose, and i will like you to find buyer to buy it, the price is negociable.
Meanwhile, based on my son's inexperience in business, i advised that you effectively use your experience and good will in business with the available investment fund for mutual benefits.
It will be good to have your direct and personal contact numbers for one on one discussion with my son as i am not allowed speak on the phone by the doctor. i will send my son to Senegal where these funds are deposited upon receipt of your willingness and acceptance to working with my son.
Thank you for your understanding and awaiting your reply soon.
Regards,
Jobe Thomas Fredrique

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