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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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 orphan 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.
  • lizbenson14@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "From Liz Benson" <lizbenson14@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 11:36:54 +0100
Subject: From Liz Benson

FROM LIZ BENSON
ABIDJAN(COTE D'IVOIRE)
WEST AFRICA
EMAIL/ lizbenson14@yahoo.fr



APPEAL /FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE
DEAR,
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY DESIRE TO GO INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.I AM LIZ BENSON,AN IVORIAN IVORY COAST NATIONALITY.THE ONLY CHILD OF MR AND MRS.BENSON. MY FATHER WAS A VERY RICH COCOA MERCHANT, BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTINGS TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS DEAL .

WHEN MY MOTHER DIED MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL SINCE I AM MOTHERLESS .BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED, HE CALLED ME SCRETLY TO HIS BED SIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE KEPT A SUM OF US$6,500,000 (SIX MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)IN A BANK IN ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE.

THAT HE USED MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND. HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS MONEY HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS PARTNER AND THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WOULD TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR AN INVESTMENT PURPOSE, SUCH AS : REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT OR STOCK MARKET INVESTMENT .

I AM HONOURABLY SOLICITING YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE AS FOLLOWS.
(1) TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO.
(2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THESE FUND, SINCE I AM A GIRL OF 23 YEARS OLD.
(3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME IN YOUR COUNTRY TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATIONAL CAREER AND TO PROCURE ME A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT IN YOUR COUNTRY.

I AM INCLINED TO OFFER YOU 10% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS A MODE OF COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORTS AFTER THE TRANSFERRING OF THESE FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.

PLEASE,I WILL BE VERY HAPPY IF THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE CONCLUDED WITHIN FOURTEEN (14)WORKING DAYS FROM NOW.

I AM EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

BEST REGARDS.

LIZ BENSON.

PLEASE RESPOND URGENTLY WITH MY EMAIL ADDRESS (lizbenson14@yahoo.fr)

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