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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.
  • williamoliver2011@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: oliver william <oliver_william2000@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: oliverwilliams22@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 21:01:33 +0100 (CET)
Subject: THANKS FOR YOUR HELP PLEASE


Dear one,

PLEASE REPLY ME IN THIS PRAVITE EMAIL ADDRESS/ (williamoliver2011@yahoo.fr)



I sincerely seek your assistance. My name is oliver william and my sister stella william we are two kids,I am the son of late Mr Juluis william and we are indigenes of Sierra Leone but based in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Until his death, my father was a very successful businessman, he deals on international import. He died of a heart failurein November 2003, My problem now is that, my late father had a some money which he lodged in a bank here in Abidjan ($5.5m), his intension was to use this money for an oversea investment.I want you to help me by claiming this money from the bank, to your account as our late father's foreign pertner.me and my sister I will then come over to your country for my training and investment. I am willing to offer you 25% of the money for your help. Please get back to me for more details.

THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF INHERTANCE ON YOUR BEHALF. MEANWHILE, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO RECONFIRM AND SEND THIS INFORMATIONS BELOW FOR VERIFICATIONS AND RECORD PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR DUE FUNDS VALID US$5.5M US DOLLARS WILL BE REMMITTED INTO YOUR ACCURATE NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT
INFORMATIONS.

1. YOUR NAME:__________________________________
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:__________________________
3. YOUR PHONE AND FAX #:________________________
4. AGE AND SEX:__________________________________
5. YOUR OCCUPATION:_____________________________
6. YOUR VALID ACCOUNT DETAILS:__________________

WHY BY WE REQUEST IT FOR TRANSFERING OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR YOU TO CONFORM IT AND AGAIN YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU AGREE WITH US YOU HAVE TO SEND THE DETAILS IMMEDAITELY FOR THE TRANSFER WE START SOONEST AND I AM WILLIAM TO OFFER YOU 25% OF THE MONEY FOR YOUR HELP, PLEASE GET BACK TO ME FOR MORE DETAILS PLEASE.

REPLY ME IN THIS PRAVITE EMAIL ADDRESS/(williamoliver2011@yahoo.fr)
Thank you.and remine bless
Your's regrads
oliver william



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