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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:
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • lav_sec_company_abidjan@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: LAVGAD SECURITY COMPANY ABIDJAN <lav_sec_company_abidjan@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:15:37 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: LAVGAD SECURITY COMPANY 24 / 24


LAVGAD SECURITY COMPANY 24 / 24
IMM. ALIANCE 2- FLOOR COCODY- ABIDJAN
IVORY COAST / WEST AFRICA
05 BP 494 ABIDJAN 05

ATTEN:

WE HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGED THE RECEIPT OF YOUR APPLICATION WHICH IS AN INTRODUCTION AS THE FOREIGN PARTNER OF MRS EVELYN NYERE WHOM HER LATE HUSBAND DEPOSITED ONE TRUNK BOX WITH REG/ NO 6907-KOR-76KK-ZZ LAV-SEC, VALUED AS FAMILY VALUABLES IN THIS COMPANY.

HOWEVER, WE WISH TO PROMISE THAT WE WILL DO EVERYTHING IN OUR REACH TO RELEASE THE TRUNK BOX IN YOUR FAVOUR UPON VERIFICATION.

WE HEREBY ADVISE YOU TO GIVE US TILL TOMORROW, IN-ORDER TO VERIFY VERY WELL, BEFORE PROCESSING FOR THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FROM THE HIGH COURT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF IVORY-COAST THAT WILL AUTHORISE YOU TO RETRIEVE THE TRUNK BOX FROM OUR CUSTODY AS THE FOREIGN PARTNER OF MRS EVELYN NYERE .

FEEL FREE TO CALL US IF NEED BE.

THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION AND UNDERSTANDING.

DR COULIBALY ALI (DIRECTOR)
Email: lav_sec_company_abidjan@yahoo.fr
FAX: +( 225) 21289190
TELL: + (225) 08327019





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