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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (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.
  • oscar_djemba004@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: oscar djemba <oscar_djemba02@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 06:31:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Oscar & Elizabeth.


Dear Sir,
It is my pleasure to contact you, so that I can elaborate on my problems,since I cannot be able to see you face to face at first or come to your country for now due to my circumstance.

I am Oscar djemba, I live in lvory coast with my younger sister Elizebeth. My Father was a limited liability Gold and Diamon Merchant and also a Cocoa businessman in the republic of Cote d' Ivoire, he went on one of his business trip to Bouake and where he was assasinated by the Rebels when they attacked Bouake Cote d' Ivoire. he was rush to the private clinic and he later died.

Before his death he told me that he deposited the sum of $12.500.000.00 USD.in one the commercial bank in Abidjan, so I want you to please assist me transfer this money into your safe account as my late Father foreign business partner, so that we can invest this money in any good business in your country and finish our education.

I promise you, immediately this money is transfer into your account, I will give you 25% for assisting me in this transaction.
Please do not hesitate to contact me through my e-mail for more information. Your kindly attention and mutual understanding will be highly appreciated.

My altanative email is oscar_djemba004@yahoo.ca
Best Regards
Oscar Djemba.






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