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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: silvester chukwudi <silvesterchukwudi005@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: silvesterchukwudi00@myway.com
Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 15:53:08 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: cry for help


Urgent / Assistance
Hello Dear,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business
relationship with you. I know this mail may come to you as a surprise, since
we have not known or written before.

After you receive this mail kindly contact me on my private email
contact. introducing myself, I am silvester chukwudi, the Only son of
the late Mr and Mrs ben chukwudi, my father was a gold and cocoa
mercahnt based in accra, ghana and Abidjan (Ivory Coast), he was poisoned to
death by his business associates on one of their business trips. before
the death of my father on 29th june 2006 in a private hospital here in
Abidjan.

He secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the
sum of usd $6.5m (Six Million Five Hundred Thousand U.s), deposited in a
suspence account in one of the prime bank here in abidjan ivory coast,
that he used my name as his only son for the next of kin in depositing
of the fund.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he
was poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a
foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money
and use it for investment purpose such as expansion of his existing
cocoa business and real estate management overseas. Dear friend, I am
humbly seeking your assistance in the following ways.

1) To assist me in retriving this money from the bank.
2) To serve as the guardian of this fund.
3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to

further my education and to secure a residential permit in your country
moreover, I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation
for your effort/input after the successful transfer of this fund to your
nominated account overseas.

Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I
believe that this transaction would be concluded within seven (7)
working days you signify interest to assist me.

Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Yours sincerely,
silvester chukwudi.



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