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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • missmarie_edyalmaleeq57@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "marie alma" <mariealmal04@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:52:31 +0100
Subject: From Marie and David Almaleeq ,


From Marie and David Almaleeq ,


Abidjan Cote d' ivoire,
west africa.

Good Morning My dear,
please permit me to explain the full details to you, I have a problem and i
decided it is good a thing to write you. I have a proposal for you-this
however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour
against your will.

Your profile pushed me to send you this mail, I am Marie Almaleeq, 20 years
old the daughter of Dr. and Mrs Edward Dhiff Almaleeq. My father was a
highly reputable business magnet (a cocoa merchant) who operated in the
capital of Ivory coast. It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously
in France during one of his business trips abroad on last January. Though
his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded
by an uncle of his who travelled with him at that time.But Allah knows the
best for me!

My mother died when I was just 4 years old, and since then my father took us
so special. Before his death last January he called the secretary who
accompanied him to the hospital and told him that he has the sum of 9
million, seven hundred thousand United State Dollars.(USD$9.700,000) in a
bank here in Abidjan, that the money is being kept for me and my younger
Brother David.

finally he issued a written instruction for me at the hospital before he
died, but since we went back to Sierra Leone my uncle threathened to kill us
because the secretary linked the secret to him, I decided and fled the
country with my junior brother David.

Now I do not know what to do, I have the documents of the money but my age
is depriving me of the claim due to the mandate my father reached with
company that no member of his family has any right to the fund, this was
primarily due to his brother, my uncle.


I am just 20 years old an undergraduate and really don't know what to do.
This is because we have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of
incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast. The death of my father
actually brought sorrow to my life.

I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards.Your
suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.

Please indicate your interest in filling this Form below so that i will go
and submit it to the bank immeditely as my late Father's Business Partner.

Full Name.........................
Tel ....................................
Home Add...................... Office Add.................
Your Age............................
Passport...........................

Now permit me to ask these few questions:-

1. Can you honestly help me as your daughter or friend?

2. Can I completely trust you?

3. What percentage of the total amount in question will
be good for you after the money is in your account?

Please, Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible.
Thank you so much.My Greetings to your family.

My sincere regards,
Marie Almaleeq
17 Rue jardin,
Koumassi Housing Estate,
Abidjan, Coste D'Ivoire

Pls email also to; missmarie_edyalmaleeq57@yahoo.co.jp

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