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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:
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: <lilian_john20012000@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 20:38:36 +0900 (JST)
Subject: DONATION FROM MRS.LILIAN .

GREETINGS FROM LILIAN IN IVOIRY COAST;

As I saw your contact on this line you sound nice.
I decided to present my heart desire to you
if it pleases you we can then procced.
I am Lilian John the doughter and only child of late Mr and Mrs Peter John , My father was a rich cocoa marchant in Abidjan and he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outhing on a business trip.
My mother died when I was seven years and since then my father took me so special.
Before the death of my father on February 2002,
he called me and told me that he has the sum of two million five hundred thousand us dollars (US$2,500,000)left in fixed suspense account
in the bank here in Ivory caost ,that he used my name
as the only child and doughter in depositing the money.
He also explained to me that it was because of his wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates.
That I should seek for a foreign person (GOD fearing person)that will assist me to transfer the money for investment purpose .
Please, I am honorably seeking your assistance in the following ways:

1)To provide a bank account into which this money would be transfered to.

2)To serve as a guardian of this fund.

3)To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.

Moreover, I am willing to offer you 15% of the total money as compasation
for your help after the successfull transfer of this money into your nominated account in overseas.

with love .

Lilian John



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