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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: " jessy_williams17@yahoo.com" <jessywilliams1@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:36:53 +0000
Subject: From: jessy williams & son junior.


From: jessy williams & son junior.
Abidjan,Cote D`Ivoire.

Hello My Dear

I am Mrs. jessy williams from Cote D`ivoire (Ivory Coast). Iwas married to
late Dr. Ibrahim williams who was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting
board until his death . He was assasinated in september (2003) following a
political uprising here. Before his death, he deposited the sum of
$2.5million with one of the Banks here and used my name as his next of
kin.However,due to my bad health situation occasioned by cancer, i wish you
to secure this fund as the new commissioned beneficiary so that you will
invest it in a good business venture for the benefit and education of my
son, junior, who is now 16 years old and in college here as i can not be
able to handle this due to bad health situation.

I wish you to invest in any worthy business which you deem fit and proper
and manage same for junior until he is matured to take over. I wish you to
distribute and use the fund as follows: 80% for the business which you
will manage on behalf of my son, 15% for your cordial assistance and
inconveniences while the remaining 5% is for any expenses which may be
incurred in the course of the transfer.

I look forward to receiving the under-listed information from you so that i
will submit them to the bank to enable them commence action on the fund
transfer as soon as possible.

Your full name (s ) :...........................
Your contact Phone number:...................
Your Address:...............................
Your Age:....................................
Occupation:..................................

I hope to hear from you soonest.

Please note that i would like this transaction to be private and
confidential between us alone. I await your quick reply.You call reach me on
phone at +22567140577.

Thanks and best regards.

Mrs.jessy williams .

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