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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 us 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: "David J. Adams" <mrseliadams06@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: mrseliadams@hotmail.fr
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:54:39 +0900 (JST)
Subject: David Junior Adams

David Junior Adams

My Dearest One,

It is my pleasure to confide in you without considering the distance between us and I sorry if this proposal embarrases you. I am David Junior Adams, the only son of late Dr. David Adams. My late father, an Ex-President of BCC(bourse de Cafe and Cacao Bouake chapter) was a Cocoa and Cafe
merchant in my country Cote D'Ivoire before his untimely death.

My father was short during the war in my country by the rebels in the city of Bouake and was rushed to the hospital here in Abidjan where he later died after 3 days. Following the shock my mother had when he heard the death of my father,since then she has been strucked down by stroke and
according to what the Doctor told me that my mother will not last.

On that faithful day before my father gave up the ghost, it was as if he knew he was going to die,my father(may his soul rest in perfect peace) , I never knew he was going to leave me, on his sick, he called me and disclosed to me about the sum of $7.5 million US dollars which he deposited in
one of the prime bank here in Abidjan and other properties which we could not lay our hands on because his brothers were very hostile to us as they maltreated us and seize all except the this money in the bank which they are not aware .

According to my late father, he wanted to use the money for a new branch of his business in foriegn country. He told where he kept the documents related to the deposit of the money in the bank which my name was used as the next of kin.
I have succeeded in locating the bank and confirmed the existence with most honest and confidentiality. It is in respect of this money I and my mother are contacting you to help us transfer the money to your country for investment purpose into any lucrative business you will direct me because
this is my only hope of survival. Your handsome reward is negotiable and I promise to compensate you greatly.

Please,kindly reply urgently if you are interested to help me faithfully in the transfer of my inheritance so that I can give you more details you need to know.

Thanks for your kind attention.

Best Regards,
David Junior Adams



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