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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:
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "mrs.kolifer Buetge" <mrs.kolifer02@yahoo.com.sg>
Reply-To: Mrs.Kolifer_Buetge@yahoo.com.sg
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 03:25:49 +0800 (CST)
Subject: HELLO,


From:Mrs. Butget Kolifer.
Indenie. Hospital,
Plateau Abidjan, Ivory Coast .


Dearest one.

Dear, I just have to discuss this with you,I contact you after my prayers.

I am Mrs Butget Kolifer. from Hong Kong ,I was married to late Mr. Kolifer Dogan, former Ambassador for refugee related affairs in Africa, We served in many places in Africa and European countries and finally Ivory coast/Cote d'ivoire before the death of my husband in 2007.

We were married for many years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only three days. I have only adopt little boy (David) who is only 12 years now and can not manage the funds.

I and my late husband both deposited the sum of $(5.8 Million ) USD Five Million and Eight hundred thousand dollars in a Finance Security Company here in Abidjan.Recently,my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next two months because of my cancer problem.

I want you to help me in taking care of this fund for my little David.You will be the overseer of the funds because I want this funds to be well utilise because David id under age and he can not manage the funds.

I need a standard School for David in your country but I want to tell you that this fund is for David .

You will open account for David and deliver this fund to him when he clock 20 years. I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health hence the presence of my husband's relatives are around me always in this ward. I don't want them to know about this development because my late husband was poison by them because of our wealth and I don't want them to have anything in our property.

With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the relevant documents that will legalize you to have access over this fund. I will also issue you an affidavit that will prove you the present beneficiary of this fund in the Finance Security Company.

Await your response.

Mrs Butget Kolifer.



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