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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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: David Yapi <davidyapi1@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 22:53:29 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From David Yapi

Dearest one

I know my message will come to you as a surprise since I don$B!G(Bt know you in person or met with you before, but all the same I decide to contact you for friendship and assistance.
I am of believe that you would be obliged to come to my assistance after hearing about my situation.

It is highly regrettable writing to you now not minding the circumstances that pervaded around me here in Abidjan since we do not know before.

My name is David Yapi I am 21 years old and the only daughter of late Mr and Mrs George Yapi, my father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant and also the director cocoa exporting board (C.E.B) Ivory coast before he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outing to discuss on
a business, I lost my mother on the 21st October 1990 of cancer illness, since then my father took me so special because I am motherless and the only child.

Before the death of my father on 29th June 2005 in a private hospital here in Abidjan He secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of us$ 12,000,000.00 (twelve million united states dollars) left in a suspense account in a bank here in Abidjan, that he used my name as the
next of kin in deposit of the money.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates and that I should 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 management)and also for the
continuation of my studies.

Dear, I am honourably seeking your assistance in transferring this money out of this country to your bank account in your country I will give you 30% of the total sum.
Please email me on this my private box for further explanations.
Looking forward to your reply and God bless you.

Yours sincerely
David Yapi







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