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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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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)
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:29:34 +0000
Subject: From Miss Roseline.


From Miss Roseline.
Reform Church of God
51 Cocody Crescents.
Cote D Ivoire.

Dearest One,

Please sorry for this unexpected mail requesting for your assistance on the
basis of investment. My name is Miss Roseline Tomle 19 years, I am the only
child of Late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tomle who was shot to death by hired
assissans on their way home in November 2007 here in Abidjan Ivory Coast. My
father was formerly the director of cocoa processing and exporting company
here in Abidjan the capital city.

It was after their death that I was made to know that Mr. and Mrs.. Robert
Tomle do not have a child but they adopted me to be their child. At this
very moment the family do not want to accept me again, they have seized all
the properties and out of fear to save my life I have to run to an orphanage
camp under the reform church of God to hide myself.

Now as a legally adopted child, I had wanted to follow the legal way but the
Church Pastor made me to realized that I may loose my life after all since I
do not know the source of the death of my step parents.

Here in the orphanage camp, I took some of my late fathers files where I
discovered deposite documents of (4.5 Million USD) four million, five
hundred thousand dollars. deposited by my late step Parents using my name as
the next of kin in depositing the money. I went to the bank fast with the
documents and it was confirmed by the bank Manager that such deposite was
made by my late father but because of my age I can not have access to the
money yet unless I present a guardian who will stand for me and receive the
fund or I wait till I am 25years of age.

Please, I am not mandating you but humbly seeking your kind understanding to
stand as my legal guardian and trustee and help me to receive and invest
this fund in your country, you will also assist me to come over to your
country to complete my studies.
If you are willing to help me kindly get back to me. Please do keep this to
your self; I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation of
your effort.

Reply me on: roselinetomle@live.com

Remain blessed,
Roseline.

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