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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:
  • "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. )
  • "million united states 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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:09:47 +0100
Subject: From Alex


From Alex

=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 How Is Your Health?

Thought you may not know me in person,I am Mr Alex Mamadou from Sierra Le=
one but residing in Ivory Coast in Africa. It is my desire to contact you=
on honesty and sincerity to assist me in transferring the sum of $8,000,=
000(Eight Million United States Dollars) inherited from my father late Mr=
. Kuma to your country for investment.

My intention of contacting you is to help me to secure my inherited fund,=
which my late father packaged in a box and deposited it with one of the =
security Company here in nurburgring country Abidjan Cote D 'Ivoire West =
Africa and declared it to them as (FAMILY VALUABLES) not as money, Due to=
the crises in my country Sierra Leone my late father moved this fund her=
e and deposited it with a security company as the banks was not working t=
hen.

I am motivated in contacting you and hope to gradually build trust, relat=
ionship and confidence in you as I get to know you better. So please I wa=
nt to know if you will be of assistance but first I want to get to know y=
ou better.I am willing to offer you $1,600,000(One Million Six Hundred Th=
ousand United States Dollars) for your effort input after the successful =
transfer of this money and investment of the money in your country . Indi=
cate your interest towards assisting me by sending your phone # and addre=
ss so that I can communicate with you at any time. I will be waiting for =
your response.

Thanks Alex=20
Telephone+00225 45571189
Reply via(almama@cantv.net

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