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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:
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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 orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mireille Baker" <baka9@peru.com>
Reply-To: mismireillebaka@yahoo.de
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 16:22:53 +0200
Subject: Hello,


Hello,
I am Mireille Baker 20 years old girl,the only daughter of late Mr. and Mrs.
David Baka. My father was a very wealthy Cocoa merchant over here in Abidjan,
the economic capital of Ivory Coast; my father was poisoned to death by his
business associates during one of their outings on a business trip. My
mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special.

Before the death of my father in November 2006 in a private hospital here in
abidjan, he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the
sum of seven million, five hundred thousand dollars ($7.5M) left in fixed /
suspense account in one of the prime bank here in Abidjan, he used my name
Mireille Baker as his only daughter as the next of Kin in depositing the
fund.

He also explained to me that it was because of his wealth that he was
poisoned by his business associates. Due to the ongoing political crisis in
this country Ivory Coast now, and to avoid being kill by the people that
killed my father, He adviced me to seek for a foreign partner in a country
of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment
purpose such as real estate or hotel management and this is why I contact
you for your kind help and elderly advice because I am a little girl .

Please, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:

(1) To provide a bank account where this money will be transfer into. (2) To
serve as a guardian of this fund since I am still a little girl. (3) To make
arrangement for me to come over to your Country to continue my education
immediately after the transfer.

Moreover, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for
your effort / input after the transfer of this money into your nominated
bank account in your country.

Furthermore, Please indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe
that this transaction will be concluded within seven (7) days you signify
your full interest to help me.

Waiting to hear from you urgently.

Thanks and God bless you.
Yours Sincerely,
Mireille

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