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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Samiratou Diallo." <de_willi1220010@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: bch-rci@netcourrier.com
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 19:18:49 +0900 (JST)
Subject: God bless you as you read.

God bless you as you read.

I am Mrs, Samiratou Diallo, from Guinea Conakry a widow to late Dr. Ahmed Diallo a long time special adviser to late President Lansana Cont&eacute; of Guinea Conakry. I am 55 years old and a new Christian convert, suffering from long time cancer of the breast, from all indication my conditions is
really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that I wouldn$B!G(Bt live more than three months, according to my doctors, and in all indication regards to medical analysis, this is because of my cancer stage.

My late husband was killed in a fatal car accident here in Ivory Coast few weeks after we fled our country following the death of president Cont&eacute; and because of the Coup D$B!G(BEtat that brought Idriss Dadi to power and his radical plans to confiscate and jail former members of the government
of Late president Lansana Cont&eacute;. During the period of our marriage we had only one child Abdel and our abducted daughter Mariam. My late husband acquired his wealth through the long time service in the government but following the death of president Cont&eacute;, we flee to Ivory Coast for
refuge and to escape the radical intimidation of Idriss Dadi.
Upon our arrival here in Ivory Coast, my husband made a secret deposit of Seven Million five hundred thousand US dollars with a private security company here in Ivory Coast which he wanted to invest here before his sudden death.

I selected you after I prayed and fast for weeks over it, I want you to do me a favour to receive this fund in your account as the beneficiary and to assist my only child Abdel to join you in your country to continue his education while you handle the investment until he is of good age of
maturity.

Lastly, I honestly pray that this money when transferred will be used for the upbringing of my only son even though I$B!G(Bm late.
May the grace of our lord Jesus the love of God and the fellowship of God be with you and your family as you do me this favour in good faith for the future welfare of my only son and daughter.
I will wait to read from you and to give you more details on how can help me to realise my aspirations. Please join in prayers that God will restore my health if it$B!G(Bs his wish that I live again.

God bless you.

Mrs Samiratou Diallo.



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