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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 u.s 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.
  • paullyjaja13@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: paully jaja <paullyjaja13@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2006 10:25:40 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: I need your assistance.


From: Mr Paully Jaja.
Avenue 5 Lot 172 Cocody
Quarters Abidjan Cote d' Ivoire
Wes Africa.
Please reply me through my private email: paullyjaja13@yahoo.fr


I am writing this letter with due respect and heartful of tears since we have not known or met ourselves previously.

I am asking for your assistance after I have gone through a profile in your site that speaks good of you. I will be so glad if you can allow and lead me to the right channel towards my predicament and also need your assistance to my situation now.

I will make my proposal well known if I am given the opportunity. I would like to use this opportunity to introduce myself to you.
I am Mr Paully Jaja, Am 22years old young man and I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but do consider it as an emergency.

In nutshel, My (late) father Mr Edward Mohab Jaja was a very wealthy gold and cocoa merchant who based in Accra and Abidjan respectively. But he
was killed along side with my mother during last year's Rebel attack and all his investment and properties was totally destroyed.

However, after their death I managed to escape with a very important document (DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE (US$8.5m) Eight million Five hundred
thousand U.S Dollars deposited by my late father in the bank
which i am the next of kin.

Meanwhile,i am saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy foreign personality to help me transfer the money over to his country and into his
possession pending my arrival to meet with him.

Furthermore,you can contact the bank for confirmation and i will issue a letter of authorization on your name,that will enable the bank to deal with you on my behalf.

I am giving you this offers as mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance to assist me or take me as your child and manage the
money. I am inclined to offer you 15% of the total sum as a mode of compensation for your effort after the successful transferring of these fund to your nominated account overseas

Conclusively,i wish you send me a reply immediately as soon as you receive this proposal.
please write me back with this email
address ( paullyjaja13@yahoo.fr) Thanks for your understanding
Until then,
I remain with the best regards

Paully Jaja.




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