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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:
  • "my direct telephone number" (i.e. "call me on my cellphone at the Internet cafe where we scammers hang out")
  • "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 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.
  • +22508829659 (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.
  • robert_martins@hotmail.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <robert_martins012000@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: robert_martins@hotmail.fr
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:53:48 +0900 (JST)
Subject: PLEASE CALL ME IMMEDIATELY

AVENUE 19 RUE 23
11PLATEUX ABIDJAN
IVORY COAST
WEST AFRICA
TELE: +22508829659

PLEASE CONTACT ME WITHNTHIS MAIL FOR SECURITY REASON.

EMAIL;robert_martins@hotmail.fr


Dear One,


Permit me to inform you of my heart desire of going into business relationship with you .I know that this mail will come to you like surprise since we have not met before or written, but after going through your information, I understand that you can help me to invest this money in your country that is why i contact you.

I will like to introducing my self to you .I am Robert Martins (24Years old)while my sister Anne Martins (22Years old)The children of late Mr&Mrs Joseph Martins who was a rich, famous and wealthy cocoa merchant and Gold dealers based in Abidjan ,The economic capital of Ivory Coast. We are seeking your attention to help us transfer the sum(USD 12,500,000.00)twelve million five hundred thousand United State American dollars ,into your account for an investment purposes, Such as real estates and stock markets ,as this money was deposited with my name in the bank as next of kin before the sudden death of our father.

So why we contacted you is to help us invest this money in your country for us, and help us to continue our education, also you will help us to get our resident permit in your country. as we will need your urgent help to transfer this money out of Africa because of our uncle who killed our father is after our lives because of this money.

Now permit me to ask these few questions:-

1. Can you honestly help us as your son and daughter?
2. Can we completely trust you?
3. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the money get into your account?
4.Will you promise not to kill us or run with our money before we come over to join
Please, Consider this and get back to us as soon as possible.

Please kindly call us immediately you got this mail with this my direct telephone number for more important details. +225 08829659.


PLEASE CONTACT ME WITHNTHIS MAIL FOR SECURITY REASON.

EMAIL;robert_martins@hotmail.fr
Yours sincerely,
Robert & Anne MARTINS.



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