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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. )
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: anita_u11bba@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:25:17 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM MISS ANITA UBBA



FROM MISS=A0ANITA UBBA
COTE D'IVOIRE ABIDJAN=20
WEST AFRICA.

=A0
DEAR ,=20

PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.=A0=20
=A0
I AM MISS=A0=A0ANITA UBBA, THE=A0ONLY DOUGHTER OF DR UBBA KABBA. MY=A0FATHE=
R WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL =
OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES O=
N ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS.
=A0
WHEN MY=A0MOTHER=A0DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1994, MY=A0FATHER TOOK ME SO SP=
ECIAL BECAUSE OF THE DEATH OF MATHER AND=A0ALSO AS THE ONLY CHILD OF DR UBB=
A KABBA.
=A0
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY=A0FATHER ON 29TH JUNE 2006 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HER=
E IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS =
A SUM OF 12.300,000 ( TWELVE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSANDS DOLLARS,)AND D=
YMONDS DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN.HE USED MY NAME AS=
=A0NEXT OF KIN AND NOT THE BENEFICIARY DUE TO OUR POLITICAL STATUS AND THE =
NATURE OF DEPOSIT=A0I CAN NOT SERVE AS THE BENEFICIARY.=20
=A0
HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POIS=
ONED BY HIS BUSINESS=A0 ASSOCIATES. THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNE=
R IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR=
INVESTMENT PURPOSE, (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT).

I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN=A0OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM IS STILL YOUNG GIRL OF=
22YEARS.
3). You honestly=A0take me as your family?
4). Can I completely trust you?
5). What percentage of the total amount in question will
be good for you after the money is in your country
6).TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR
COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.
MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FO=
R YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR COUN=
TRY OVERSEAS.FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME=
AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHOUT PROBLEMS.INT=
EREST TO ASSIST ME
=A0=A0=20
ANTICAIPTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

THANKS AND=A0=A0BEST REGRADS.
=A0
MISS=A0=A0ANITA UBBA=0A=0A=0A

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