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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Monalisa <fruit4good1@yahoo.com.cn>
Reply-To: fruit4good19@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 05:23:10 +0800 (CST)
Subject: with due respect and humanity


From:Miss Monalisa Walusimbi
Address:015 BP 258 Cocody Abidjan,
Cote d'Ivoire.


My life has gone into misery.In the western part of Africa is where I meet a hell in my life. 15th July 2008 later in the night the murderers came without a pity without a mercy they killed my father in front of me.My father was a wealthy alluvial gold dust magnate.The trouble began early 2007,when my father's associates started suspecting that my father was not giving proper accounts of alluvial gold dust sold.This mistrust deepens between January/fabruary 2008 when they discovered a very big sum of money my father deposited with a security company here in ABIDJAN-COTE D'IVOIRE.As a result of this discovery and the enviness of the money , he was killed by his associates.Before this, he revealed to me the reasons of his being hated.He directed me where to get the documents of the said deposit, he told me that he enrolled my name as his next of kin/beneficiary for the deposit, being the only child. He advised me that I should not stay in the country because his enemies might
equally kill me to reap all his wealth.Hence my mother died of cancer when I was four years old. He instructed me that if he dies, that I should wait till I get married or look for a foreign partner who will help me to move the money abroad and the person will help me to invest the money in his or her country.
My father finally died on 15th of July 2008 and since then I was out of school and went into hiding because of my father's associates. All the relevant documents of the $8.2 (eight million two hundred thousand dollars) that was deposited in a security company are intact with me now.Am twenty (20years) old girl and the only surviving daughter of late Mr Walusimbi Ajunne. Please I would like you to assist me as urgent as you can before they kill me and made away with this fund deposited with a Security Company.

The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life. I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards. I therefore appeal to you to find somewhere in your heart to assist me dearly! I wish to invest under your care please.Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded. But permit me to ask these few questions:

1. Can you honestly help me as you would do to your own relation?
2. Can I completely trust you as a reliable person?
3.What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the money has been moved to you?

Please contact me immediately with the E-mail address and include your contact details in your response to enable me send you all necessary details as regards to the procedure of securing the consignment out from the security company and moving it to you immediately. Please be rest assured that this transaction is 100% risk free.I'm a deaf girl but i can speak little with sign language.
I will be expecting your soonest reply as soon as you get through with this mail of progress.And please treat as highly confidential.

Thanks and God bless you
best regards

Miss Monalisa Walusimbi,


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