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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • i_gbaby@wanadoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss Isabela Guede" <i_gbaby333333@wanadoo.es> (may be fake)
Reply-To: i_gbaby@wanadoo.es
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 08:09:40 +0000
Subject: GREETINGS TO YOU.

GREETINGS TO YOU,

DEAREST ONE

I AM MISS ISABELA GUEDE FROM IVORY COAST AND I AM
CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE I NEED YOUR HELP IN THE
MANAGEMENT OF A SUM OF MONEY THAT MY DEAD FATHER LEFT
FOR ME BEFORE HE DIED.

THIS MONEY IS USD$8.5 MILLION AMERICAN DOLLARS AND THE
MONEY IS IN A BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN.

MY FATHER WAS A VERY RICH COCOA FARMER AND HE WAS
POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS COLLEAGUES AND NOW I WANT YOU
TO STAND AS MY GUIDIAN AND APPOINTED BENEFICIARY TO
RECEIVE THE MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY SINCE I AM ONLY 20
YEARS WITHOUT MOTHER OR FATHER.

PLEASE I WILL LIKE YOU TO REPLY TO THIS EMAIL SO THAT
I WILL TELL YOU ALL THE INFORMATION SO THAT THIS MONEY
WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, ALSO HELP TO
GET ME PAPERS TO TRAVEL TO YOUR COUNTRY TO COMPLETE MY
EDUCATION.

I AM WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY.

AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU I WILL GET BACK TO YOU SO
THAT WE CAN PROCEED THE TRANSFER.

THANKS.

MISS ISABELA GUEDE
PLS CONTACT ME ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL:
i_gbaby@wanadoo.es

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam