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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)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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: avis_moses2001@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:46:53 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From Miss, Nina Moses


>From Miss, Nina Moses
Rita Guest House.
01 BP Rue 14 Abidjan Cote D
Ivoire.
 Dearest one,Good a thing to write you. I have a proposal for you-this however is not mandatory nor Will I in any manner compel you to honour against your Will your profile pushed me to send you this mail,I am Miss, Nina Moses, 19 years old and the daugther to Late Mr and Mrs Brimah Moses. From Cote d'ivoire in West Africa. My father deposted the sum of the five million, United State Dollars.(USD$5.000,000) deposited in a suspence account with one of the local banks here in Abidjan,Ivory Coast in favour of me before his death and i will like you to help me transfer this fund to your account.
Now I  have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough in anywhere for security and political reasons.I want you to help me and and transfer these Funds  into your personal account in your country for investment purposes on these areas:  1, hotel or Real Estate business or any of your choice that will profit us in return.
If you can be of an assistance to me i will be pleased to offer to you 15% Of the total fund. I await your soonest response.
Your best regards
Miss, Nina Moses

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