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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:
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 joy" <konejoy09@superposta.com>
Reply-To: konejoy001@myway.com
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:49:35 +0000
Subject: Dearest beloved,


*Dearest beloved,

it is my pleasure writing you afetr going through your profile, i believe
that you will not betray the trust which i am going to lay on you, my name
is joy kone, 21 years old of age and the only survival of my late parent mr
and mrs williams kone, my father was a very highly reputed and a coco
machandise who operated in the capital of ivoire coast during his days, it
is sad to say that he passed away mistirioursly in france during one of his
business trip abroad, but his surden death was linked or rather suspected by
one of his brothers who accompanied him on that trip ! but almighty god
knows the truth!

my mother died when i was just eight years, my father took me soo special
after the death of my mother, right now life has became terible for me after
the death of my beloved father, i am in a sincere desire of your humble
assistance, i want you to help me retreived out $ 7.5 millions dollars,
(seven million five hundred united state dollars) which my father deposited
in one prime security company here in abidjan cote d'ivoire before his
dearth, i know it is very risk to confide in someone you never know before,
but i have puted everything in the hand of almighty god because he is the
one that made me to come in contact with you, and i realy believe that you
will not betray my trust in you,

i want you to get back to me as soon as you read this message so that i will
gave you the details, may almighty god be with you and also your family,
till i hear from you,

yours beloved
joy kone *

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