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

Fraud email example:

From: "frankandjoy1" <frankandjoy1@azet.sk>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 5:21:50 +0200
Subject: FRANK AND JOY


*FROM FRANK AND JOY*
*Dear ,*
*We are FRANK and JOY WILLIAMS from SIERRA LEONE. We are writing you from Rep of Cote d'Ivoire where we have being taken refuge after the brutal war and murder of our parents by the rebels during the renewed fighting in our country.*
*Because of the war our late Father sold his shipping company and took us to a nearby country Cote d'Ivoire to make a deposit in one of the Banks here which is sum of US $ 4.2 million in Abidjan the capital city of Cote d'Ivoire.*
*Due to the current political situation in Ivory Coast we are seeking for your assistance to transfer this money and also relocate to your country to further our education. For this noble assistance, we are willing to offer you 15% of the total sum for your help. * ** *And being a God fearing person I believe that you will not sit on the money when it is transferred to your account.*
*Please, Kindly contact us on this email address: **frank_joy_williams@yahoo.com** for more discussion and details.*
*Best regards,*
*FRANK AND JOY.* * *

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