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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic delivery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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.
  • lindiekhobi01@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: lindie khobi <lindie00005@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:33:16 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Call for Assistance


From Mrs Lindie Khobi
ADD / Lot N° 322
de Djibi, Angre-Cocody.
Abidjan, Cote d´Ivoire.

Hello Dearest One,

Please excuse me if i have invade your privacy. I am in honest need for assistance from you i have been suffering from long term oppression due to jealousy and my personal achievements in life ,Though you would wonder what is your concern but please i have no option but cry out for assistance to you be of help to me and my resettlement plans to go into joint investment with you if you are willing to consider my plight and purpose of contacting.

I am Lindie khobi ,the wife of late Benoit Koukebene who was the former Minister of natural resources of Congo Brazzaville during the time of president Pascal Lissouba before his regime was overthrown years ago.

On 16th may 2002 of my husband was sick and he was flown to France for treatment and he was later died of cancer and he has been buried.

During tenure my husband collected $8,500,000(Eight millions and five hundred American dollars) from crude oil allocation given to him by the government ,this money was lodged security trust company here Abidjan-Cote d'ivoire as family valuable the consignment was willed in my favour as next of kin.Consider my situation as a widow and come to our rescue, I will offer you 15% a reward for assisting us while 10% has been map out for any expenses incurred during the course of this transaction as the remaining part of the moneywill be used for good investments in your country under your care when the money arrive your destination.

The box can be ship to you through diplomatic delivery of the security company to your address in your country and i will travel to meet you later.

This business is smooth, secured, risk-free and all arrangement has been concluded for a successful transaction.

Yours Sincerely

Mrs Lindie Khobi

Please you should kindly send your respond to the email address for more information about this transaction : lindiekhobi01@yahoo.fr . Thanks and God bless you .



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