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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:
  • ",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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: kone alice <kone_alice11@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: kone_alice5@yahoo.co.uk, kone_alice5@yaho.yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:44:17 +0900 (JST)
Subject: GOD BLESS YOU

My name is Alice kone,

I am 21 years old girl. I lost my parents and my youngest brother during the political problem in our country and I'm right heere with my immediate younger brother (Tony). I with my younger brother are lucky that we was taken to this place by one midwife who have families here in Ivory coast. We
are staying in a missionary refugee camp in Abidjan,but this place was not comfortable for us.

I would like to appeal to you confidentialy to assist us concerning my late father's bank deposit here in Abidjan of $6.5,000,000 (six million five hundred dollars) We want to move out of from here because the crisis that started here over one year now is still on because of political crisis and
there is no sign that it will be well with the country for now.
Also the condition in this camp is not condusive for us,infact we have never be into this condition before when our late parent was alive. Can I trust you to provide your account and a place for me to stay with you in your country? Can I also trust you to care for me and my younger brother and to
help us invest this money in your country? will you promise me that the moment this money enterd into your account that you will not betrayed us?

If you are willing to help us out please indicate in your next mail to me and let me know so that I will give you the bank informations to enable you openup your comumications with the banks officials, when i see your seriousness to assist in this our critical condition then i will give you the
whole document issue to my late father by the bank on the day of the deposit. Right now is still with me and that is my last hope for now. wating to hear from you as soon as possible.

Yours, Miss Alice Kone,




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