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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • +22508550491 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Christian masinger" <chrismasinger21@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 21:02:48 +0200
Subject: From: Christian masinger

From: Christian masinger
Abidjan, Cote d'ivoire
Tel: +225 08 55 04 91

Peace Be Unto You

I am Christian Masinger the only son of late Mr and mrs.Komo Masinger . My father and mother were very wealthy farmers and cocoa merchant when they were both alive After the death of my father,long ago, my mother was controling his business untill she was poisoned by her business associates which she surffered and died.

Before the death of my mother on January 2006 in a private hospital here in Abidjan where she was admitted, she secretly called me on her bed side and disclosed to me about the sum of eight million five hundred thousand US dollars . USD ($8.5million ) she left in suspense account in one of the bank here in Abidjan , it was the money she intended to transfer oversea for investment before she was poisoned. She instructed that I should seek for a foreign partner in any country of my choice who will assist me transfer this money in oversea account where the money will be save and invested wisely.
Because of the current political problem here in Ivory Coast I decided to transfer the money to abroad where it will be save and invested. therefore, I am crying and seeking for your kind assistance in the following ways:
(1) To provide a safe bank account into where the money will be transferred for investment .
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am a boy of 22 years old .
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit for me in your country.
As soon as I receive your urgent reply indicating your interest to assist me to successfuly transfer the money into your yet nominated account , I would give you all necessary information you may require.I have mapped out 20% of the total funds as mode of compensation for your effort for assisting me with this request. Expecting your urgent response.
Yours
Christian Masinger
NB: please call me with this number +225 08 55 04 91

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