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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:
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "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: Jack Bamba <jack_bamba19@yahoo.cn>
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 07:59:09 +0800 (CST)
Subject: FROM JACKSON BAMBA


FROM JACKSON BAMBA
Abidjan,Cote d'ivoire
West Africa

+ 225 056 58248
jack_bamba19@yahoo.cn



Dear One,

We got your name and contact from the Ivoirian chamber of commerce and industry we understand that you are capable in invest this money for us so we prayed over it before contact you for help.

I am JACKSON (24Years old) while my sister JOSEE (22Years old) The children of late Mr & Mrs BAMBA who was a rich, famous and wealthy cocoa merchant and Gold dealers based in Abidjan ,The economic capital of Ivory Coast. We are seeking your attention to help us transfer the sum(USD 5,500,000.00) FIVE million five hundred thousand United State American dollars into your account for an investment purposes,Such as real estates and stock markerts,as this money was deposited with my name in the bank as next of kin before the sudden death of our father.

So why we contacted you is to help us invest this money in your country for us,and help us to continue our education,also you will help us to get our resident permit in your country. As we will need your urgent help to transfer this money out of africa because of our uncle who killed our father is after our lives because of this money.

Please dear, I and my Sister are willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as a made of compensation for your urgent assistance to us .Please kindly contact us immediately you got this mail with this my private email contact jack_bamba19@yahoo.cn
Yours sincerely,

JACKSON BAMBA




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