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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:
  • "liberia" (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22508189190 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • jb_dikko13@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "JOHNBOSCO DIKKO." <jb_dikko13@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 16:29:17 +0200
Subject: JOHNBOSCO DIKKO.

JOHNBOSCO DIKKO.
jb_dikko13@yahoo.fr

Dear Sir,

Permit me to inform you of going into a business transaction with you. I am the Son of late chief fedrick Dikko from Liberia. my late father was into exportations of diamonds,iron ore,rubber, timber,and coffee before he was killed by rebels on july 2005.

Before the death of my Father he deposited the sum of USD 30.5million dollars in a suspense account in a bank in Abidjan.

I am asking for your assistnace as a foriegn partner to provide an account in your country or overseas where this funds will be transfered to for investment.

As soon as the funds gets to your account you will receive %25 of the total sum of USD30.5 and %5 of the total sum for your expenses during the transfer.

If you can assist me in this offer Call me on 00225 0818 9190 for further explanation.


Every documents about this transaction is legal.

God bless you.
JOHNBOSCO DIKKO.







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