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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "million united states dollars" (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.
  • monica_00225@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: monicacharcles charcles <monicacharcles000@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 13:12:40 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: MONICA CHARCLES


MONICA CHARCLES IBE
Residence L'Grace
Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire
Business Relationship

My name is MONICA CHARCLES IBE from Sierre Leone, I got your contact
when I was searching for a foreign partner here in Abidjan republic of
Cote D'Ivoire on my search for honest and reliable person. My FARTHER
Dr. Ahmed IBEwas the minister of work and housing in Sierra leone, he
was killed by the rebels during the renewed political crises in my
country.

SOURCE OF FUND

There was a contract awarded to (ECWC) to build houses and installation
of telephone system. It was during the process of the contract that the
renewed political crises commenced. The tune of the contract was
(us$64m) sixty four million united states dollars. My late FARTHER
shared the ,Money with the ECOMOG PEACE KEEPING COMMANDER who helped him
smuggle the money out of Sierra Leone to a nearby country Cote D'Ivoire.
The balance of us$16.5 million was finally deposited in a SECURITY COMPANY
in Abidjan since 16th September 2002 for safe keeping,
as family valuable, for security reasons.

Now that peace has returned, activities has begun normally in my
country, I have decided to find a reliable partner who will
assist me and claim the consignment here in Africa. Due to political problem
in this country now, the SECURITY COMPANY has accepted to move all their
consignment to America for security reasons. To this end I will want you
to forward me your full particulars in other to submit it to the
SECURITY COMPANY, as my foreign partner.

They told me that upon arrival of the consignment, their agent will have
to contact you. I and my son have agreed that 15% of the total sum of
the money will go to you for your kind assistance. Every documentation
of this deposit will be handed over to you to enable you present it to
their agent, as my foreign partner. I will Like you to treat this
transaction with absolute confidentiality and oneness.

I await for your urgent response, all I need now is for you to clear this
consignment
as MY foreign partner, and from the box send me some money to start
coming over to your country, to invest the fund in any business in your
country.

May god be with you

Best regards,
MONICA CHARCLES IBE
PLEAS CONTACT ME WITH IS ADDRESS.
monica_00225@YAHOO.CA


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