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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: mary koroma <mary_koromax1@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: marykoroma77@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:24:39 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Miss.Mary Koroma



Abidjan Cote d'ivoire
West Africa

Dearest One,
Iam miss Mary Koroma the only daughter of late Mr and Mrs Mohammed from free town in west africa.
It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend in your country. Though I have not met with you before but I believe, one has to risk in other to succeed in life. I am in position of Nine million Five U.S dollars ($9.5) which my late Father deposited in a security
company in Abidjan before he was assasinated by unknown persons during the war in Cote d'ivoire.

Now i want to move this money to invest it in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons.I want you to help me and claim and retrieve these fund from the Security company where
the consignment was deposited as family valuables and transfer it into your personal account in your country for good investment. As soon as you retrieve this consignment from the security company i will coming over to your country to further my educaction and have a new life.

I wait to receive your quick reply today.

Lot of Mary Koroma.



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