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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:
  • "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.
  • evangelistxxmrsjones05@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "07216934 tunde" <mrsjones61@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 12:48:03 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: I belongs to Apostolic


Dearest Pastor,

Praised God,

Thank for your mail and I am to let you know clearly that I am not a member of catholic church and I can tell you what is not real, I attends Apostolic church, So what do you expect me to do or say? I am waiting to hear from you,I have forwarded a letter of introduction to Spain yesterday on your behalf and I expected you to contact the Bank without delay.
May God be with you in all your undertakings

God is Good.

Your's in Christ,
Mrs Susan Jones Remains,

Faith and Remains Hospital,
Les Arcades des,5ème étage,Appt 17îlot 5482,
le Lot 1457 Avenue Raoul Follereau,
Abidjan,Côte D'Ivoire
Tel: 22507216934/ 225084440585/ 225200568978
Fax: 225215610038
Email:evangelistxxmrsjones05@yahoo.com


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