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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)
  • "hundred thousand united state dollars" (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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: JOY Edward <sam_ed02@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: joy_ed25@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 16:40:55 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT


FROM: Miss Joy Edward
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
West Africa.

BUSINESS PROPOSAL.

Dear Respectful one,
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going in to business relationship with you. I am Miss Joy Micheal only daughter of late Mr and Mrs.Michael Edward,My Father was a very wealthy cocoa and Gold merchant in Abidjan , the economic capital of Ivory coast, my Father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip .

My Father died on june 2003 in a private hospital here in Abidjan, before his death he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he deposited the sum of of nine million ,five hundred thousand United State Dollars. USD ($9.500,000) deposited in a private security company here in Abidjan Cote D'ivoire with my name as the next of kin, so because of the political presently problem here in cote d'ivoire i decided to seek for your assistance to help me in retrieving the consignment out from the security company and invest the contient of the consignment in your country under your care since i am ignorant of investment.

Sir, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:

(1) to help me and retrieve the consignment out from the security company and invest the money in your country .
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 21 years old girl
Moreso, sir, i am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/ input after the successful recovry of this consignment from the security company.

Furthermore, you indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within fourteen (14) days, you signify interest to assist me.

Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Thanks and God bless.

Best regards,
Miss Joy Edward





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