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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:
  • "million british pounds" (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)
  • "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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "Zimbabwe" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: jennifer olds <jen_knoe5@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <jen_knoe@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:37:11 +0100
Subject: Dearest one



Dearest one
ABIDJAN 5241 REULLYPLEATUR 41&éca va rièçàtçààééjhe road.cocody
Dearest one I know that this mail will come to you as surprise since we have not known or met before now, please consider this letter as a genuine request from a family in dares of your humble assistance. I am Mis.Jennifer Olds Grack Kone, From Lebani the Duagther of Olds Grack Kone, However, I got your contact information from the Republic of Zimbabwe Chamber of Commerce and Industry. When I was searching for a reliable individual or private company that can assist me to transfer money on behalf of my late Father, well as a reliable and trustworthy individual to deal with, then I decided to write you. my Father was Wealthy white farmer and senior politician with the opposition political party in Zimbabwe, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), who was murdered by President Robert Mugabe. He was accused of assisting White as he is a white farmers in fighting the government. The government claimed he died of gun short attack and his body was never seen for proper autopsy, and he was buried in the government cemetery. You will read more stories about President Mugabe's brutal acts and the death of my father by visiting this web site: http://www.rte.ie/news/2000/0418/zimbabwe.html. Before the death of my father, he took me to COTE D' IVOIRE to deposit the sum of £10,000,000, Million (Ten Million British pounds) with a security and deposit in a prime Bank here, as if he knew the looming danger in Zimbabwe, this money was earmarked for the purchase of new machinery and chemicals for the farms and the establishment of new farms in Lesotho and Swaziland. Meanwhile my kidt sister is currently sick and she is in the hospital and my mother too was killed as Asylum Seekers planning to transfer this money to a foreign country where we can invest it, I am face with the dilemma of investing this amount of money in COTE D' IVOIRE for fear of encountering the same experience in future because of constant economic instability in Africa. This was why we decided to contact you. I must let you know that this business is 100% risk free and the nature of your business does not necessary matter. So if you are willing to assist us to transfer this money out of COTE D' IVOIRE to your bank account wherever for investment, We have agreed to give you 20% of the total sum for your assistance, while the remaining money will be for me and for my sister investment, which you will assist us to do abroad. Therefore, if you are willing and interested to render the needed assistance, Please get in touch with me by my email to enable us discuss further. Remember that this highly confidential and the success of this business depend on how secret it is kept. I am expecting your reply soonest. On your request relating to this transaction.ThanksNote that this transaction demands great hearts and true faith. i will need your informations as well. Please i will need your informations.Telephone numbersYour full namemarietal stausID card internationalAccount numberFax numberBuisness name
Yours truly, Mis.Jennifer Olds Grack.
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