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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • anita_gwazo1@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: anita gwazo <anitagwazo1@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 13:23:46 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM ANITA GWAZO


FROM ANITA GWAZO
E-mail: anita_gwazo1@yahoo.fr
DANANI REFUGEE/ASYLUM CAMP
ABIDJAN, REP OF IVORY COAST

ASALAMU ALIAKUM,
Dear ,

I am Miss Anita Gwazo. I am 21 years of age. I am
the only child of late ALHAJI and Mrs.ABRAHIM GWAZO
My father was a former Minister of Finance in the Republic of Guinea Bissau, our father was poisoned to dearth by his business associates on
one of their outings on a business trip. My mother
died here in Cote d’Ivoire last year. I am a heir to
the sum of Thirty Eight million , Five hundred
thousand United State Dollars (USD38.5Million) left in
a security company as family valuables for security
reasons here in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, that he used
my name as his only daughter for the next of Kin in
depositing of the fund. But due to my status here as
refugee/asylum seekers, I am denied certain human
rights like operating an account, etc. I want you as a
Foreign partner to assist me in moving this funds from
here to where this money can be transferred into for
safe guarding and investment until I can be able to
leave this country to be with you. You have to come
down here to retrieve the money from the security
company and open a non-residential account for easy
transfer of the money to your desinated account. I
cannot be able to handle this transfer on my own as I
am inexperience to business idea and also banking
procedures.
I am willing to offer to you 20% of the total Money
and also a negotiable percentage for the investment
project. I will forward all the documents concerning
this deposit to you on confirming to me your interest
to assist me in this my critical situation and I
believe that this transaction would be concluded as
soon as possible if you signify interest to assist me
so that I can be able to leave this country due to the
political condition of the country which might lead to
a war.
Furthermore, Please,Sir, if you think you can be of an
assistance to this my problem try to contact me on our
private e-mail addresse anita_gwazo1@yahoo.fr
above for more discussion and modalities of this
transaction and Please, Help me to get out of this
terrible situation and our Almigthy God will bless
you.
Anicipating to hear from you soon.

Thanks and God bless.
Best regards,
Anita Gwazo



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