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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:
  • "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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: miriam_ms_adams2007@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:51:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From: Ms.Miriam Adams


From: Ms.Miriam Adams

Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire

Hi,

I am Miss Miriam Adams the only Daughter of my late parents Mr.and Mrs.Glyninis Adams.

It is my pleasure to contact you for a business
venture which I intend to establish in your country.
Though I have not met with you before but I believe,
one has to risk confiding in succeed sometimes in
life. I inherited some Eight million,Five hundred thousand United State Dollars.(USD$8.500,000 Million) which my late Father kept
for me in a Hold Company in Abidjan before he was assasinated by unknown persons during this war in Cote d'ivoire.

Now I have decided to invest the Fund in your
country or anywhere safe enough you know for
security of my life due to military uprising here for quite six years now. I want you to help me retrieve this fund from the Holding Company
here and transfer it into your personal account in
your country for investment purposes. In profitable ventures like;

1) Telecommunication
2) The Transport Industry
3) Hotel
4) Real Estate (Any one you chose to)

I know that you will be wondering how i got your email address, i got your ID from the internet and decide to contact you beleiving that God willing we can achieve sucess collectively. If you agree to assist I will be pleased
to discuss the percentage ratio with you. I await your
soonest response.

Sincerely,

Miriam Adams.


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