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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:
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mme Alicia Giovanna." <mlle_lilianu10@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: mme_aliciag@yahoo.it
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:37:47 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello My Beloved One.

I greet you with the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, It is true that this letter may come to you as a surprise. Nevertheless, I humbly ask you to give me your attention and kindly take your time and read carefully this message and hear me very well. I know you receive this kind of message on the
internet, but it is not, you know that we never know who is who and we dont really know who we are in this earth.


Before starting , i am presente myself, i am Mrs ALICIA GIOVANNA , i m 54 years, i suffers for ( Heart Attack / Cancer ) and from Italian nationality citizen, residing in West Africa precisely in Cote d'Ivoire for 15 years with my husband and my daughter, my marital status is that I lost my
husband and my daughter here at the socio-political crisis in my trip to Italy, I have a very big serious ( cancer illness / Heart Attack ) which Recently my doctor has just informed me that my days are numbered because of my health and I would not last for more time.

My late husband Mr. Francisco Giovanna was an international business man and he had a company here in cote d'ivoire, which has been taken by one of his partner here as he death, and my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of US$6,500,000.00 American Dollars ( Six Million Five Hundred
Thousand United State American Dollars ) with a Bank in Cote D'ivoire, Presently this FUND is still in the custody of the Bank here in Cote D'ivoire recently, we deposited this FUND for our project work caricative brfor he death .

As i see my condition now I decided to donate thisorder FUND in to support the projects
( churchs, organisation of orphans, widows, sick as myself ).

I would like to have the following information about you:


Name :..........................................................
Prnom: .................................................
Date of birth :..............................
Sex man or woman :.....................
Country :.......................................................
City: .......................................................
Address :.................................................................................
Telfixe :..................................................
Portable :...............................................
E-mail Priv :....................................................
Occupation :..........................................



I want you to use this FUND for establish a foundation in your Country ( churchs, Charity organisation, orphanages, widows and other people that are in need ) l took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this FUND. Moreover, my husband relatives are not close to me since
I devolop a Cancer problem and it had been their wish to see me dead in order to inherit his wealth since we have no Child. These people are not worthy of this inheritance. This is why I am taking this decision,

As soon as I receive your reply I will give you the contact of the my Lawyer in Cote d'ivoire so that he will told you the nest steps to follow with him for the repatriation of this FUND in your bank account for this projects and I will also issue a letter of MY WILL AUTHORISATION to the Lawyer
and the bank that will prove you the present beneficiary of this FUND, Please I also want you to always put me in prayer

I know that i had all my life in Africa here for a long time now and I know that Africans need help and money also, Why have i chosen you ??, I do not know myself, is only GOD can answer this question !!.

Any delay in your reply to me may give me room to look for another good person for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly.

Hoping to receive your response soonest.
Thanks and Remain blessed .
Yours sister in the Lord
Mrs ALICIA GIOVANNA





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