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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:
  • ",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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "reward you with 30%" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: phillipe ndiaye <phillipesbeth5@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <phillipebeth@hotmail.fr>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:22:53 +0600
Subject: use of your bank account for business relationship.



Good-day my dear respectful,My name is Prince Phillipe Ndiaye, the only son of late Chief Thomas Ndiaye of Bouake district of Cote d'Ivoire. From my source of your contact, I am pleased to request your assistance towards transfering (US$12,500,000.00) my financial inheritance from my late father to your country for investment purposes there. My father, late Chief Thomas Ndiaye was a great business man, farmer and exporter of cocoa-cafe produce based in Abidjan. On the 15/05/2006 my father and my mother left Abidjan to Bangkok for business negotiations, but while returning from the business trip, unfortunately they were attacked by some unknown assassins in which my mother died instantly, while my father was taken to a specialist hospital where he eventually died (6)six day later. Meanwhile before the assassination of my parents, in one of our family discussions my father had told me about the US$12.5M. fund he has in a bank here in which he told me that he deposited the money in the bank for onward transfer to a foreign partner for a joint investment in oil processing business in countries like Libya, South-Africa and the United States; and ofcourse informed me that in case of his death, (as his only son whose name appears on the deposit certificate as his Next of Kin), that i have right of claim of the money with the assistance of a foreign national in any country of my choice who shall on my behalf stand as his foreign business partner the beneficiary of the money. Now, as the result of my parents death, i am hereby seeking your assistance to stand on my behalf as my late father foreign business partner for onward transfer of this this very money to you(your bank account) for us to invest it in your country, preferably on Hotel business or Estate management. So, on your acceptance to assist me, I will be willing to reward you with 30% of the total fund, On your acceptance toward this proposal , i will be glad to hear from you for further information updates. Yours faithfully,Phillipe Ndiaye.
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