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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: rebecca williams <rebecca_1111112001@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:59:35 +0100 (CET)
Subject: LOOKING FOR PARTNER!!.




Dearest One,

I am young Miss REBECCA HAMMED,from Abidjan,Cote d'ivoire,West Of Africa, single and the only child of my late parents Mr & Mrs.ISSA, both are dead now.

My mother died while i was a little girl of 4 years old while my father died just last year. My father was a highly reputable businness magnet who deals in cocoa & coffee exportation and he also imports farming machines, but he is now dead left me alone in this world with a lot of fortune.

I am now left alone in this world that is why am looking for a partner that is honest and trustworthy,so that i can confide in him all this fortune and for him to manage it for me and live the rest of my lifein his/her country.

I was born in France but I now live in Ivory coast due to the death of my late father, Though right now, I do not have cash of my own, but my father left an inheritance for me, but I can not access this till am 35 years old, unless in the case of war or political uprising that they will honour a transfer request by me, but I must have an investment manager who will in turn prove to me his/her ability to invest the money wisely.

The political situtation in Ivory coast right now for the past 4 years has been getting worst since some rebels took up arms against the rulling Government, but I have been thinking about an investment manager/future partner,but still i have not come up with a better one.

So i will like to know if you can be trusted and tell me more about you,before i will furnish you with all the details of this fortune and how it can get to you in your country and you shall arrange for my coming to join you after this fortune have been in your possesion.The inheritance is in cash money worth $22,700,000.00 USD( Twenty Two Millions Seven Hundred Thousands United States Dollars)

Tell me more about you where you from what do you do, what are your likes are dislike, give me your tel. number, I will really appreciate a picture from you as well for me to be sure of whom am dealing with.

I await to hear from you and look forward in recieving your positive answer.

Thanks and God mercy and abundant blessings be upon you.

Yours,

Miss REBECCA HAMMED










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