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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:
  • "million 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)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: <mrs_keitaro1960@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:59:40 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Your kind attention(Mrs.Keitaro Sato)

Dearest Beloved,
Am crying for help please I am Mrs.Keitaro Sato from Ivory Coast,but Japanese by birth.
I was married to Late Dr.Keitaro Sato,from Japan, who was a contractor with the Government of Cote D'Ivoire before he died after few days in the hospital. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $6.500, 000 Million Dollars with a finance Company in Cote D Ivoire.

Presently this money is still in the custody of the Company here in Cote D Ivoire . My Doctor told me that it is very likely I will die within the next 3 months due to A Blood cancer {LUCAMIA}.
I have decided to entrust the money and my adopted child in your good hands because is better I do not die leaving the money and the child behind without a guardian here.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall tell finance company to transfer the money to you.
Informations required from you are:

Your Full Name (..........................)

Your Direct Tel & Fax Nー :(......................,)

Your Home & Office addresses (..............................)

With these information, I will forward them to the finance company for immediately transferring of the Funds to your Position.
Please always pray for me and let God give me more Good health to stay in

this World.

Mrs.Mrs.Keitaro Sato




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