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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:
  • "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)
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • suowilson@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: suowilson@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:52:20 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Dearest One,


Hello Dear,

Good day and compliments to you, I believe you will be of great assistance to me that will make the beginning of never-ending relationship and financial transaction for our mutual benefits hence I write with due respect .

I am Miss Suo Wilson from Ivory Coast, I am an orphan being that I lost my parents a couple of months ago. My father was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting board until his death.


He was assassinated last January by the rebels following the political uprising. Before his death, he called me to his bed side in the hospital and told me that he has a fund the sum of Three million five hundred thousand United State Dollars.(USD$3.500,000) which he disguisely registered and deposited in a trunk box in a safe and depository security and finance company here in Abidjan.

I wish to request for your assistance in investing this money in a lucrative venture under your directives and guidance in your country. I want you to assist me in the transfer of this fund which my late father deposited in the security/finance company here in Abidjan to your country. hence I will give you the contact of the security/finance company where the consignment is deposited so that you can contact them immediately and discuss with them since I do not know much about financial issues.

He advised me to seek for a foreign partner who will help me to claim and transfer these fund to any country of my choice for the invetsment of the money and for my safety from his wicked relative, who he said may be after my life. So, Since I was still in school then,
I waited till now that I am out of school to do as my late father has advised me.

I will give you some resonable percentage from the total sum for your assistance while I pray that you do not betray me at last.

Please can you kindly help me to claim and transfer these fund to your country? hence it is my wish to re-locate to your country as soon as this transaction is concluded so that I can continue my education and to invest the money into any area that you may advise.

Permit me to ask these few questions:-
1. Can you honestly help me?
2. Can I completely trust you?
3. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the the transfer?

Please, I am waiting for your kind reply.Please reply to this my email box (suowilson@yahoo.fr)


Best regards, and God blessings and guidance
Miss Suo Wilson.


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