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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:
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: miss.alissa@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 11:30:02 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=20=20=20ALISSA?=

FROM. ALISSA DION
COTE D'IVOIRE
WEST AFRICA

(PLEASE BE HONEST WITH ME)


I HAVE A PROPOSAL FOR YOU-THIS HOWEVER IS NOT MANDATARY NOR WILL I IN ANY
MANNER COMPEL YOU TO HONOUR AGAINST YOUR WILL. I AM MISS ALISSA DION (A
DEAF GIRL), 18YEARS OLD AND THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF MY LATE PARENTS MR.AND
MRS.DION
MY FATHER WAS A HIGHLY REPUTABLE BUSINESS MAGNET WHO OPERATED IN THE CAPITAL
OF IVORY COAST DURING HIS DAYS.IT IS SAD TO SAY THAT HE PASSED AWAY MYSTERIOUSELY
IN FRANCE DURING ONE OF HIS BUSINESS TRIPS ABROAD YEAR 12TH.FEBUARY 2003.THOUGH
HIS SUDDEN DEATH WAS LINKEDOR RATHER SUSPECTED TO HAVE BEEN MASTERMINDED
BY AN UNCLE OF HIS WHO TRAVELLED WITH HIM AT THAT TIME. BUT GOD ALMIGHTY
KNOWS THE TRUTH!MY MOTHER ALSO DIED WHEN I WAS JUST 5 YEARS OLD.
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON FEBUARY 12TH 2003 HE CALLED THE SECURETARY
WHO ACCOMPANIED HIM TO THE HOSPITAL AND TOLD HIM THAT HE HAS THE SUM OF
EIGHT MILLION,UNITED STATE DOLLARS.(USD$8.000,000) .HE FURTHER TOLD HIM
THAT HE DEPOSITED THE MONEY AS A CONSIGNMENT FAMILY VALUABLE BOX IN MY NAME.I
AM JUST 18YEARS OLD AND A UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE AND REALLY DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO THIS.NOW I WANT AN HOME ADDRESS WHERE CONSIGNMENT FUND WILL BE
DELIVER TO YOU THEN I WILL FLY TO YOUR COUNTRY AND HAVE THIS INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITY WITH YOU.

THIS IS BECAUSE I HAVE SUFFERED A LOT OF SET BACKS AS A RESULT OF INCESSANT
POLITICAL CRISIS HERE IN IVORY COAST.THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ACTUALLY BROUGHT
SORROW TO MY LIFE.I AM IN A SINCERE DESIRE OF YOUR HUMBLE ASISSTANCE IN
THIS REGARDS.YOUR SUGGESTIONS AND IDEAS WILL BE HIGHLY REGARDED.NOW PERMIT
ME TO ASK YOU THESE FEW QUESTIONS:-
1) CAN YOU HONESTLY HELP ME ?
2) CAN I COMPLETELY TRUST YOU? .
3)WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT IN QUESTION WILL BE GOOD FOR YOU AFTER
THE CONSIGNMENT BOX MONEY IS IN BEING DELIVER TO YOUR HOME?.
PLEASE,CONSIDER THIS AND GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

MY SINCERE REGARG,


MISS.ALISSA DION

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