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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "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)
  • "million american 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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Sarah Jones <sarah0jones@yahoo.com.cn>
Reply-To: sarah101jones@live.fr
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:12:58 +0800 (CST)
Subject: From Miss Sarah Jones


Dear Beloved One,
 
Compliment of the day to you and all the members of your family, l am Miss Sarah Jones from South Africa nationalization in Cote d'Ivoire, Am only daughter of late Mr and Mrs Jones, I was suddenly lost my parents in March 2008 . I am contacting you to stand as my foreign partner and my guardian in the Security Company here in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire to enable the directors there to release the Consignment to you as my foreign partner whom late father stated in his agreement with them that I will provide my foreign partner who will claim the Consignment on my behalf.
 
The Consignment contained  $17.7 Million American Dollars deposited in a Storage Custody of a Security Company here in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire and the Certificates that covered the Consignment are with me here to forward to you.If you are sincerely to assist me in claiming the Consignment from the Security Company here.
 
Awaiting your immediate response.

Thanks and God bless.

Yours Sincerely,
 
Sarah Jones
 

Please reply me in private email address
 
sarah2008jones@live.fr
 
for more details


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