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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)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Adams <jaci444@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsnaomikolliii@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:08:04 +0200
Subject: Good Day,

Good Day,

My name is Johnson Adams.I am 21 years old boy. It's my pleasure to contact
you for business venture which I intend to establish in your country. I
wish and hope you can help me to invest in your country.Though I have not
met with you before but I believe one has to risk confiding in someone to
succeed sometimes, in life.There is this amount of seven million U.S
dollars ($22,000,000.00) my late Father kept for me and my late mother in a
deposit house in Ivory Coast before he was assassinated by unknown rebels.

Unfortunately, my mother also was murdered after some months later, so I
and my junior sister Joy and took refuge. Now I decided to invest this
fund in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security
and political reasons. I need your help to transfer this
fund to your country for investment purposes on the followings below:
1). Real estate
2). Five star hotel
3).Construction company or more profitable business If you can be of
assistance to me, let me know because I and my junior sister will like to
live in your country both for the investment and to further our education
in your country. For helping me, I will give you 15% of the total sum. I
want the fund out of here immediately so that we can start a new life in
your country. Extend my warmest regards to your entire family.

Sincerely,
Johnson Adams

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