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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)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • ",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)
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: fabrice doudou <fab4bdoud4@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <fab4bdoud@hotmail.fr>
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:42:17 +0000
Subject: IN GOOD FAITH!!!!!!!!!!



From Fabrice Boga DoudouAbidjan Cote d'Ivoire.Dear Friend.My name is Master Patrice Boga Doudou the Son of theInterior Minister Emile Boga Doudou of Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory coast) who waskilled in the September 19,2002 mutiny that equally lead to the death offormer military junta Robert Guei. You can find on web page. Ivory CoastRebel Uprising Spreads. http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/africa/09/21/ivory/index.htmlhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2268718.stmMy mother died just last year due to heart attack. Iwant you to assist me transfer Six Million,Five Hundred Thousand USdollars(US$6,500,000)left in a security company here in Abidjan by my late father. I am looking for a God fearing person tohelp me.I want to transfer this money abroad and use it for investmentpurpose out side this country.I am honourably seeking your assistance in thefollowing ways:1) To serve as my foriegn investor/guardian fortransfer to your account.2) To make arrangement for me to come over to yourcountry to further my education3)To help me invest the money in a profitableventures. I am only 25years old and prepared to give you %20 of the total money ascommission for assisting me.I wait your kind response,Best RegardsFabrice Doudou.
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