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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • goden_mark2@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: goden mark <goden_mark2@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 11:19:20 +0100 (CET)
Subject: how are you.


MY DEAR,

I AM GODEN MARK ,24 YEARS OLD,MY FATHER OWNS A
LIMITED OF COCOA AND GOLD BUSINESS IN REPUBLIQUE OF LIBERIA. AFTER HIS TRIP TO ABIDJAN COTE DIVIORE TO
NEGOTIATE ON A COCOA AND GOLD BUSINESS HE WANTED TO
INVEST IN ABROAD.ONE WEEK HE CAME BACK FROM HIS TRIP
TO ABIDJAN HE HAD A MOTOR ACCIDENT WITH MY SISTER
WHICH MY SISTER DIED INSTANTLY BUT MY FATHER DIED
AFTER FIVE DAYS IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL IN MY COUNTRY.

IT WAS LIKE MY FATHER KNEW HE WAS GOING TO DIE MAY HIS
GENTLE SOUL REST IN PREFECT PEACE. HE DISCLOSED TO ME
AND MY MOTHER THAT HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF (USD
$5,2)
INTO A SECURITY COMPANY ABIDJAN IN COTE DIVIORE THAT THE MONEY
WAS MEANT FOR HIS COCOA AND GOLD BUSINESS HE WANTED TO
ESTABLISH IN ABROAD.I AM SOLICITING FOR YOUR HELP TO
TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY
FOR INVESTMENT.PROMISE TO GIVE YOU 10% PERCENT OF THE
TOTALL AMOUNT
CONTACT ME E-MAIL:(goden_mark2@yahoo.fr )

REGARDS.

GODEN.







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