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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:
  • "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)
  • "is highly confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: mima <mima_m2@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: mima.mohammed@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 18:08:11 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Dear Respectful One,


Dear Respectful One,

From: Mrs.Mima Mohammed.
Address: lot 268 Rue de Bingerville Cocody Abidjan
Cote d'ivoire.

With regard to your reputation and co-believer of God who will not disappoint me nor deny me in faith, I am directing this letter of assistance to you. I am Mrs.Mima Mohammed the wife of late Mr. Buba Mohammed from Republic of Guinea Bissau really in dear need to get somebody who will safe guard the interest of me, my only son Musa and my treasure. Briefly, my husband Mr. Buba Mohammed was a Gold and Cocoa merchant who based in Abidjan Cote d'ivoire and had a branch office in Accra Ghana.

My husband was a wealthy Gold/Cocoa merchant who had business in many countries in Europe, America and Asian countries. According to my husband, the story is that my husband Mr. Buba Mohammed was poisoned to death by his business associates about some months ago, and he died in a private hospital here in Abidjan. But when he was about to die, he called me beside his sick bed and told me that he deposited the sum of Ten Million,seven hundred thousand United State Dollars (USD10.7M) in a confidence account as bond in a bank here in Abidjan Cote d'ivoire, this money was kept for me his wife and our only son Musa Mohammed. Right now, I and my son have left Ghana and we are here in Abidjan, the commercial city of Abidjan-Cote d'Ivoire in West Africa.

My problem now is that since my husband has been poisoned to death by his business associates, I don't even trust any other person here again and to this effect, I do contact you. I have been asking myself why do we have to pass this life sorrowing with my family and feeling the pains since I lost husband, I and my child have never know a moment of happiness ever since. I know from the moment that my husband was killed by poisoned my race against time had begun. Please we need your help; I will never succeed in trying to paint the picture of the agony I am going through with my son Musa. If you have lost someone who was so dear to you in unexpected circumstance you will probably understand what I went through or what I experienced.

Now I and my son are very worried about the political situation of our country and if you listen to CNN OR BBC you will know about our country's problems.This is the reason why I need your help. Now I want an account overseas where I can transfer this fund. This is because we have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast.

Right now, I want you to help me in the following ways:
1) I want you to help me extract this money from the bank here and then provide a bank account where this amount here (USD10.7M) can be transferred.

2) You are going to be the manager of this fund and also my personal adviser when this fund must have finally entered into your nominated account.

3) To invest the fund in five star hotel or in any other business you know that will be good for us.

4) You are going to receive 20% of the total sum for your assistance to me. I appreciate if you consider my condition and help me, and I am willing to proceed with you as soon as I have your response.

Waiting for your immediate response .

Thanks for your understanding .

Mrs.Mima Mohammed.

N/B:THIS BUSINESS IS HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE NONE OF MY LATE HUSBAND'S RELATIVE HERE IN THIS COUNTRY KNOWS ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION.


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