419 scam: "deborahpatrick2@cantv.net" <deborahpatrick2@cantv.net> Hello dear,

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
- ",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)
- "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: "deborahpatrick2@cantv.net" <deborahpatrick2@cantv.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:50:04 -0430
Subject: Hello dear,

Hello dear,
I am Miss.Deborah Patrick 18 years old , my late father is an international business man, he deals on cocoa and timber in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire which he exports abroad. I need your assistance to help me receive his money $7,500,000.00 USD which he deposited in a finace firm here. His brothers killed him out of eviness and now they have collected all his properties and have also chased me out of my own fathers house.
Please I need your assitance to help me claim and secure my late fathers fund $7,500,000.00 USD and secure the money in your country for a good investment and aswell hep me gain an admission and futher my education in your country while you manage the business. I will offer you 30% of the total sum for your assistance. My wicked uncles want me dead and I ran away out of the hosue after they chased me out .Presntly I am in a hide out here in the city of Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire.
Please send me your full name,address and mobile telephone number so that I will submit it to the finance firm and introduce you to them as the business partner of my late father and the beneficiary of the money.
Waiting for your infromation.
Yours
Miss.Deborah Patrick.

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