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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:
  • ",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)
  • "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: anita <anita_2bro3@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: anitabrown1985@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:21:21 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Madam Anita Brown

My Dear,

I am Madam Anita, It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country. Though I have not met with you before but I believe in your profile and I have to confide in you to succeed in the venture I planned to engage in your country.

There is this amount of four million U.S dollars ($4,000,000.00) which my late Husband kept in a Finance Company in Abidjan before he was assassinated by unknown persons. Now I have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political
reasons.

I wish you to help me claim and retrieve these fund from the Fiduciary Fund Holders and transfer it into your personal account in your country for investment purposes on any of these areas:

1). Telecommunication.
2). the transport industry.
3). Five star hotel

To indicate your interest and readiness to assist me, I will like to talk with you and if you can be of any assistance I will be pleased to offer you 20% of the total fund. I await your soonest response,

Respectfully yours,
Madam Anita Brown.




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