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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:
  • ",500,000" (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: Jennifer Kossa <jennifer_ko86@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:13:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: God bless you,


God bless you,

I am very sorry to bother you with my situation.I prayed over it and selected your name as someone who is worthy of trust.My name is miss Jennifer Kossa. Maybe you are aware that my country Cote d'ivoire was seriously attacked by rebels over some years now,and the rebels are right now occuping almost half of my country land mass.

During these events; much factories,magazines and houses were burnt and plundered by rioters and rebels. Our family was also affected, but it was our enemies who have to use this great Opportunity to burn down our cocoa farm which valued at thousand of dollars.My father was seriously attacked and shot but by God's grace i was not present the moment they attacked my father.My mother died in 2002.

Before the death of my father in the private hospital here in Abidjan.He revealed to me that he deposited a great sum of US$5,500,000 USdollars (Five millon five hundred thousand USdollars) in a Finance House here in Abidjan in my name as his only child and next of kin and he told me where he kept the papers concerning the deposit of the fund and ordered me seriously to seek for a foreigner out of the country which can assist me to withdraw the money out of the Finance House in order to continue a new life abroad, because,I am his only child and he want my life safe because i will be 22 years old this October 2008. All i need is for you to assist me withdraw my money from the bank as my foreign trustee and to invest it in a good business in your Country.

After a careful thought i have decided to give you a commission of 20% of the total sum to enable you cover up every of your effort and time during the process of the transaction.May the Almighty God touch your heart and give you the courage to make a wise decision while i am praying to hear from you soon.

Yours sincerely
Miss Jennifer Kossa.





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