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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)
  • "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)
  • "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: rose Line <roseline_o1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: roseline_e11@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:54:40 -0800 (PST)
Subject: BUSINESS ASSISTANCE


DEAREST ONE,

I BELIEVE YOU WILL BE OF GREAT ASSISTANTS TO ME THAT WILL MAKE THE BEGINNING OF NEVER-ENDING FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. I HOPE THAT THIS PROPOSAL WILL NOT BE AN INCONVENIENCE OR EMBARRASSMENT TO YOU. I MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS,

MY NAME IS MISS ROSE LINE JONES, I AM 22 YEARS OF AGE, THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF LATE MR AND MRS MARTIN JONES, FROM NSHILI DISTRICT OF GIKOMGORO PROVINCE IN REPUBLIC OF RWANDA. MY FATHER BEFORE HIS DEATH WAS A PROSPEROUS COCOA AND GOLD MERCHANT IN KIGALI, REPUBLIC OF RWANDA BEFORE HIS UNTIMELY DEATH, AFTER HIS BUSINESS TRIP TO ABIDJAN -COTE D'IVOIRE, TO NEGOTIATE ON A COCOA AND GOLD BUSINESS HE WANTED TO INVEST IN ABIDJAN .

MY MOTHER DIED WHEN I WAS LITTLE. AND SINCE THEN MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL. BEFORE HIS DEATH ON 12TH JULY 2005 HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAS THE SUM OF FOUR MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS.(USD$4.500.000) HE DEPOSITED WITH ONE OF THE PRIMER BANKS HERE IN COTE D’IVOIRE. THAT HE WANTED TO USE THIS FUND TO INVEST IN COCOA BUSINESS IN COTE D’IVOIRE. AFTER THE BURIAL OF MY LATE FATHER I CAME DOWN TO ABIDJAN HERE IN COTE D,IVOIRE ON THE NOVEMBER 2005 .

AS I AM 22 YEARS OLD AND A UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE AND REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO .AND THE NORMAL OPTION IS FOR ME TO TRANSFER THIS FUND OUT FROM THIS COUNTRY AND TO TRANSFER IT TO A SAFE COUNTRY , THROUGH A RELIABLE FRIEND/HUSBAND FOR INVESTMENT AND ALSO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION IN THE COUNTRY. BECAUSE I HAVE SUFFERED A LOT OF SET BACKS AS A RESULT OF INCESSANT POLITICAL CRISIS SINCE I CAME HERE. THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ACTUALLY BROUGHT SORROW TO MY LIFE.

NOW PERMIT ME TO ASK 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 MONEY IS IN YOUR
CUSTODY
MY SINCERE REGARDS,

MISS ROSELINE JONES,


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