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

Fraud email example:

From: Martin A Ubi <y120mism@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: agisdmel@centrum.sk
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:24:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dearest one



Dearest one
Good day and how are you?
My name is Martin A.Ubi, the only Son of DR.Johnson Ubi from Republic of
Cote D'Ivoire.
I know it is normal and natural for you to wonder why I contacted for
assistance in this transaction when we have not met each other before, I
am pleading that you be patient with me because I have no choice than to
do what I am doing now since it is the only way out of this problem I
found myself based on the fact that most times in life, One must confide
in another Person to survive,
I therefore decided to contact you to find a solution to my problem irrespective
of the fact that we never knew each other, please do not misunderstand me since
a journey of hundred miles starts with a step, I am therefore begging you
to accept me with an open heart and mind, it is the situation I found myself
that made me to contact you and ask for your assistance.
I am contacting you to assist me transfer the Sum of EURO 9,500.000.00
(Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand Euro) I inherited from my Late Father
which he made from the sale of Crude Oil
Business for investment in your Company under your Management while I
continue my education because my education stopped abruptly due to the
death of my Father. My mother died after giving birth to me, so I never
knew my mother. Behold, my only hope and courage in life which was my
father was brutally killed by unknown assasins.
Now permit me to ask these few questions:-
1. Can you honestly help me as your Son? I am 22 yrs old
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
account?
Please, Consider this and get back to me as
soon as possible and Many thanks to you for your assistance to
make this transfer a success into your account and your
arrangement to bring me to your country.
Thanks and God Bless you abundantly.
Yours Respectfully,
Martin A. Ubi

contact me with this Telephone Number for more details +22566479360




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