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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)
  • "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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "% will be for you" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Anita Philip <anitphilip2002@ymail.com>
Reply-To: anitaphilip2002@laposte.net
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 05:19:56 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Anticipating your kind and urgent reply




Anticipating your kind and urgent reply
FROM MISS MARIAM CAMARA
ABIDJAN-COTE D'IVOIRE=20
WEST AFRICA.=20
EMAIL : anitphilip2002@ymail.com
=A0
Dearest one,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship wi=
th you. i have the believe you are a reputable and responsible and trustwor=
thy person I can do business with from the little information so far I gath=
ered about you through your profile for a partner and by matter of trust I =
must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business.

I am=A0Anita Camara, 23 years of age the only daughter of late Philip Camar=
a whom was killed by the rebels that attacked our country cote d'Ivoire wes=
t Africa and took over our town (BOUAKE). I ran to Abidjan the economical c=
apital of cote d'ivoire from were I am contacting you. Before the death of =
my father he told me that he has a sum of US$9,000,000(Nine million united =
states dollars) kept in a private security company in cote d'ivoire in my n=
ame as the next of kin, but during the rebel attack in cote d ivoire, I was=
informed by the company that all consignment have been moved to their bran=
ch office in EUROPE.

Sir, in the capacity of the next of kin, I am contacting you with due sence=
of humanity and responsibility and with few awareness that you will give i=
t a sympathetic and mutual consideration. I am honourably seeking your assi=
stance in the following ways.


(1)To serve as the guardian of this fund and contact and visit the security=
company in EUROPE to take delivery of the consignment.

(2)To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my ed=
ucation and to secure a residential permit for me in your country.

(3)To provide good investment plans for the fund and to manage the fund for=
5 years, during the investment period,only our profit will be shared annua=
lly 70% for me the investor while 30% will be for you the fund manager annu=
ally. Moreover, I am willing to offer you 20 % of the total sum as compensa=
tion for your effort /input after the successful transfer of this fund to y=
our nominated account overseas before the investments starts.and I have map=
ed 5% for any expenses that might be incured during the course of this tran=
saction.

furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe=
that this transaction would be concluded within a stipulated period of tim=
e you signify your interest to assist me. Anticipating hearing from you imm=
ediately at anitphilip2002@ymail.com

Thanks and God bless.
Yours faithful.

Anita Philip=0A=0A=0A

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