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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:
  • "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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Kelecy Anis <kelecy_anis@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: klcy_a01@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:37:35 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Hope this mail meets you in good health and spirit.I am Kelecy Anis


Dear Belove,
I hope this mail meets you in good health and spirit.I am Kelecy Anis, a Sierra Leonean. Presently, I live in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, West
Africa, i am a victim of war,

I am only child of late Dennis Anis, the assassinated former assistant director of Sierra
Leone gold and diamond mining corporation. My father was killed with other
government officials during official hours when the rebel troops stormed and
raided the mining corporation office at the heat of the crisis in my
country. A few weeks later,
the rebels also invaded our residential building in which my mother and two of
our security men were killed in the compound while I was out for a school program i have to flee from my country to Ivory Coast
by the help of an army colonel who, is a close friend of my late father.
I am contacting you now because of the present difficulties I am facing now.
Unfortunately, my father's two accounts in West Africa have recently been
frozen. However, this did not affect the five million five hundred thousand United Statesdollars (US$ 5.500,000.00), which he kept in BANK IN ABIDJAN Cote d'Ivoire. I have every information and document needed for the clearance of this money in the BANK here in Abidjan and I want you to act as the
beneficiary of the fund for easy and smooth clearance.

You will no doubt be
adequately compensated with 15% a part of this money for your personal use
and benefit as well as a percentage of profit from investment of the fund.
I am making this request to you with tears in my eyes and I feel that God Almighty will touch you
with his spirit to listing to my cry for help and answer me without delay
since my breadwinner is no more, this is my only hope for life.
your positive response will give me the greatest joy and relief.
God bless you.
Regard
Kelecy Anis

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