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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:
  • "liberia" (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 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.
  • +22506292346 (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.
  • roseguei_williams2001@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: roseguei williams <roseguei_williams2001@yahoo.ca>
Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2006 08:24:54 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: URGENT ASISSTANT


Sir/Madam
I am miss ROSE GUEI DOE from liberia .i am writing to you from Rep of Cote 'Ivoire where i and my only brother been have taking to refugee camp after the brutal war that lead to the murder of our perants by the rebels during the war in our country. Because of the war our late Father SAMAUL DOE sold his shipping company and took us to a nearby country Cote d'Ivoire where he deposited $18 Million USD in the security company here in Cote d'Ivoire, and due to the current political sutuation in Ivory Coast we are seeking for your assistance to carry this Money out from the security company and also relocate to your country to further our study and we are willing to offer you 15% of the total sum $18 Million USD

Please,Kindly contact us on this e-mail address roseguei_williams2001@yahoo.ca for more details.

Miss Rose Guei Doe
Tel +225 06 29 23 46










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