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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Caroline Clark <clark_caroline008@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: clark_caroline00@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 13:58:48 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: DEAR IN CHRIST


DEAR IN CHRIST,

I AM CAROLINE CLARK, SUFFERING FROM CANCEROUS AILMENT. I AM MARRIED TO MR ROBERT CLARK MY HUSBAND WORKED WITH CHEVRON/TEXACO IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR TWENTY YEARS BEFORE HE DIED IN THE YEAR 2005. MY LATE HUSBAND DEPOSITED THE SUM OF $7.5,000.00 (SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN ABIDJAN. RECENTLY, MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT I HAVE LIMITED DAYS TO LIVE DUE TO THE STROKE AND CANCEROUS PROBLEMS I AM SUFFERING FROM. I HAVE DECIDED TO DONATE THIS FUND TO YOU AND WANT YOU TO USE THIS DONATION FROM MY HUSBAND’S EFFORT TO FUND THE UPKEEP OF WIDOWS AND CHARITIES. I TOOK THIS DECISION BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE ANY CHILD THAT WILL INHERIT THIS MONEY AND I DO NOT WANT IT USED IN AN UNGODLY WAY.
WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE.

YOUR SISTER IN CHRIST,
MRS CAROLINE CLARK

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