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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • ",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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "synthia anthony" <synthia.anthony2@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 07:52:40 +0000
Subject: urgent respones


*From Synthia Anthony*
*Abidjan** Cote d' Ivoire*


*Dearest One *
* *
*Permit me to inform you about my desire to go into business relationship
with you.*

*I am synthia Anthony the only *daughter* of Mr and Mrs. Michael Anthony, my
father was a very rich cocoa merchant, based in Abidjan , the economic
capital of Ivory Coast before he was poisoned to death by his business
associates on one of their outings to discuss on a business deal. *

*When my mother died, my father took me so special since I am motherless.
Before the death of my father on 26th May 2004 in a private hospital where
he was admitted, he called me secretly to his bed side and told me that he
kept a sum of us$10,500,000 (ten million five hundred thousand united states
dollars) in a bank in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire. *
* *
* That he used my name Synthia Anthony as the next of kin in deposit of the
fund he also explained to me that it was because of this money he was
poisoned by his business partner and that I should seek for a foreign
partner in a country of my choice where I would transfer this money and use
it for an investment purpose, such as: real estate investment or stock
market investment .I am honourably soliciting your kind assistance as
follows.*
* *
*(1) To provide a bank account where this money will be transferred to.*

*(2) To serve as the guardian of this fund, since I am a girl of 21 years
old.*

*(3) To make arrangement for me in your country to continue my educational *
*career and to procure me a residential permit in your country.*
* *
* I am inclined to offer you 10% of the total sum as a mode of compensation
for your efforts after the transferring of this fund to your account in your
country. Please, I will be very happy if this transaction will be concluded
within seven (7) working days from now. I am expecting hearing from you as
soon as possible, *

*N.B: I will like you to give me your direct telephone and fax number in
your reply of this proposal.*

*May almighty God bless you as you do care for an orphan like me.*
* *
*Anticipating to hearing from you.*


*Yours faithful*
*Synthia Anthony.*

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