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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:
  • "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 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.
  • lucie_tn14@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: lucie issa <lucie_tn225@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: lucie_tn14@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 05:41:27 +0900 (JST)
Subject: GOOD DAY DEAR

AIBJAN, COTE D`IVOIRE,
WEST AFRICA.
Email lucie_tn14@yahoo.fr

Hello Dear,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into relationship with you. I have the believe you are a reputable and responsible and trustworthy person I can do relay with for a partner and by matter of trust I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere transaction.

I am Lucie Issa 22 years of age the only daughter of late Mr & mrsToure Issa whom was killed by the rebels that attacked our country cote d'Ivoire west Africa and took over our town (BOUAKE). I ran to Abidjan the economical capital of cote d'ivoire from were I am contacting you. Before the death of my father he told me that he has a sum of US$9,000,000(Nine million united states dollars) kept in a private security company in cote d'ivoire in my name as the next of kin.

Dear, in the capacity of the next of kin and with all the documents in my hand now, I am contacting you with due sence of humanity that you will give it a sympathetic and mutual consideration.
I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways.

(1)To serve as the guardian of this fund and to come assist me visit the security company here to retrive the consignment.

(2)To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a residential permit for me in your country.

(3)To provide good investment plans for the fund and an account where this money would be transferred to.

Moreover, I am willing to offer you a certain percentage which we will be discuss as soon as i hear from you.

furthermore, Please I want you to keep this transction to your self for my security here, untill it finaly come to your account. I'm Anticipating hearing from you immediately via( email lucie_tn14@yahoo.fr) for more details.

Thanks and God bless.
Yours sincerely,
LUCIE ISSA.




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