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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:
  • "million 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 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.
  • felix_oti_1@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "felix oti" <felix_oti3@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 08:25:54 -0700
Subject: FROM FELIX AND JOY OTI.

FROM FELIX AND JOY OTI.
ABIDJAN, COTE D' IVOIRE.
PRIVATE EMAIL(felix_oti_1@yahoo.fr

WEST AFRICA.

MY NAME IS FELIX OTI. NATIONALITY SIERRA LEONE. I AM
22YEARS OLD STUDIED MARKETING IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN THE UNIVERSITY.
I LOST MY FATHER YEARS BACK HE DIED DRURING THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN MY
COUNTRY. MY LATE FATHER WAS ONE OF THE DIRECTORS UNDER TIJAN KABBAH
GOVERNMENT. MY SISTER JOY IS 18 YEARS. WE ARE LEAVING IN

COTE D'IVOIRE SINCE PAST SIX MONTH. IT IS MY DESIRE TO WRITE FROM MY HEART
HOPING THAT YOU WILL NOT BETRAY US. MY FATHER DIVERTED SOME HUGE SOME OF
MONEY WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH A BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN WHEN HE WAS ALIVE. IN
FACT IN A BRIEF INTRODUTION ALL THE INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU WHEN I
HEAR FROM YOU. THIS

MONEY TOTALING US$21,000,000.00( TWENTY -ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS )
NOW WE ARE SEEKING FOR A TRUSTED PERSON WHO WILL RECEIVE THIS MONEY INTO
HIS/HER ACCOUNT FOR ONWARD INVESTMENT. HOWEVER, WHAT WE NEEDED FROM YOU IS
YOUR GOOD ASSISTANCE IN HELPING US TRANSFERRING THE SUM TO YOUR ACCOUNT
SINCE WE ARE IN EXPERENCED IN THE WORLD OF BUSINESS, THAT'S THE REASONWHY WE
ARE ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

ALL DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE DEPOSIT MAY BE GIVEN TO YOU FOR YOUR
VERIFICATION. WE REALLY NEED TO MOVE THE FUND OUT OF AFRICA TO ABROAD. I AND
MY SISTER HAVE DECIEDED TO GIVE YOU 10% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR KIND
ASSISTANCE and 3% will also be mapped out settle any expences you make in
this helping us. THE WORLD IS FULL OF BAD PEOPLE PLEASE CAN YOU PROVE YOUR
GENUITY TO US FOR US TO HAVE YOU AS A PARTNER. SORRY I AM NOT SAYING YOU ARE
BAD PERSON BUT CONSIDER THAT THIS IS MONEY AND HOW THE MONEY WAS GOTTEN. IT
IS IN HERITACE AND LAST HOPE. SHOW YOUR INTEREST AND WE PROCEED ON THE NEXT
STEP OF ACTION. AFRICA IS NO LONGER CONDUSIVE FOR US TO STAY. WE AWAITS YOUR

RESPONSE.


OUR BEST REGARDS

FELIX AND JOY OTI.

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