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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk boxes" (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)
  • "million us 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)
  • "j'ai une nouvelle adresse mail" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "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.
  • lindaus888@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?linda=20johnson?= <lindaus888@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: lindaus011@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 09:35:40 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Dr. Mrs.Linda Johnson


J'ai une nouvelle adresse mailVous pouvez maintenant m'écrire à : lindaus888@yahoo.fr

Dearest One,


I wish to solicit your help in migrating to your country and investing my funds. Briefly, I am a Sierra Leonean National and the wife of late Dr SIMON JOHNSON.I got your contact from the Ecowas chamber for information. Your profile impressed me believing you will be able to handle transaction of this magnitude.

Before his death, my husband was the General overseer of the diamond

Minining in Kanema Sierra Leone. In April 2000 the military forces loyal

to the Government of Ahmed TIJAN KABBAH invaded the diamond mine and

assasinated my husband, mistaking him for his brother MIKE JOHNSON who is

the deputy to the leader of the revolutionary united front (RUF) Foday

SANKOH. When the news reached me, I hurriedly gathered some valuables in our family villa and escaped for my dear life in the company of my only son

HENRY. Among the valuables was a file that contained details of a

deposit my husband made in a security company in ABIDJAN (COTE D IVOIRE) He deposited $15.5 Million US dollars contained/concealed in a trunk boxes in the name of our son HENRY as containing family valuables. Now that we are in Abidjan and verified the transaction, we need your assistance to move this funds out of abidjan for investment in your country as we cannot invest here due to its nearness to our country and the war still going on there.

We ask you to scout for a viable and lucrative business. We are going to give you 30% share in any investment we will embark upon if you assist us.

We shall also set aside 5% of the funds for miscelleanous expenses

which you might make in course of this transaction-fax messages,phone

calls, air Tickets. This fortune we have revealed to you should remain confidential as it

is only you who have been contacted for this transaction, so that your

messages will be confidentially received.pls we can be reached through this number on +22507855456.


Best regards,




- Dr. Mrs.Linda Johnson

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