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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)
  • "million 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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Justine Nfah <justine_u01@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: justinenfah01@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 06:16:55 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM JUSTINE NFAH.









FROM JUSTINE NFAH.
PLOT 124 RUE 19 COCODY 01.
ABIDJAN COTE D' IVOIRE.

Dearest One,

For sure this mail would definitely come to you as a surprise, but do take =
your good time to go through it, My name is Justine Nfah, from Sierra Leone=
.. I lost my father a year and couple of months ago. My father was a serving=
director of the Agro-exporting board until his death.

He was assassinated by the rebels during the political uprising in my Count=
ry. Before his death, he=A0made a=A0deposit of US$8.5 Million Dollars here =
in Cote d'Ivoire which=A0was for the purchase of cocoa processing machine a=
nd development of another factory before his untimely death.

Being that this part of the world experiences political crises time without=
number, there is no guarantee of lives and property. I cannot invest this =
money here any long, despite the fact it had been my late father's industri=
al plans.

I want you to do me a favour to receive this funds to in your country or an=
y safer place as the beneficiary, I have plans to invest this money in cont=
inuation with the investment vision of my late father, but not in this plac=
e again rather in your country. I have the vision of going into real estate=
and industrial production.

I am compensating you with 20% of the total Amount, now all my hope is bank=
ed on you and I really wants to invest this money in your country, where th=
ere is stabilities of Government, political and economic welfare.

I will be waiting for your urgent response as to give you more details.

Thanks and remain blessed
Justine Nfah. =0A=0A=0A

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