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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.
• 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.
  • +22508541351 (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.
  • chicofadika@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Chico" <phossa60@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: chicofadika@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 05:52:14 -0700
Subject: Important

Dearest, My name is Chico Fadika and I am staying in the Cote d'Ivoire at the moment where I came for safety and also to secure the funds that was deposited by my late father who was the Chairman of the Board for Cocoa in the West Africa (F.D.P.C.C) Fonds de developement et de promotion des activities des producteurs de cafe et de cacao. It is in French . My father was poisoned because he will not accept some corrupt practices by the staff and also because he felt out of grace with the current President. Hence I need your assistance in the transfer of the funds that was deposited by my late father in a Fiduciary account here, I have all the necessary papers and will be willing to send this to you for verifications. I will expect to hear from you as this is confidential, also I will want you to contact me either through my direct phone number +225-08541351 or through my email address. Thank you for your anticipated assistance. Sincerely, Chico Fadika chicofadika@yahoo.co.uk

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