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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:
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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: rita kone <estheressis10@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: rita_kone_22@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:39:35 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From: Mrs Rita kone.

Introduction.
Cote d'Ivoire

My Dear,

Good day, it is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I and my Son Mack, intend to establish in your country. Though I have not met with you before but I believe, one has to risk confiding in succeed some times in life.

There is this huge amount of ten million five hundred U.S dollars ($10,500,000.00) which my late Husband kept for us in the Security Company in Abidjan , Cote d'Ivoire before he was assassinated by unknown persons. Now I and my son decided to invest this money in your country or anywhere safe
enough outside cote d'lvoire for security and political reasons.

We want you to help us claim and retrieve this fund from the Security
Company and transfer it into your personal account in your country for investment purposes on these areas:

1). Telecommunication
2). The transport industry
3). Five star hotel
4). Real Estate or other profitable investment.

If you can be of an assistance to us we will be pleased to offer to you 15% of the total fund. I await your soonest response.
Respectfully yours,
Mrs Rita kone.



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