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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • jessicawilliamsci@latinmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jessica williams <jewxci@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2006 10:05:05 +0100 (CET)
Subject: A CALL FOR HELP


FROM: JESICA E. WILLIAMS.
Rue 12 Lot 125, II Plateau
10 BP 125 ABIDJAN 10
Cote d'ivoire.
EMAIL: jessicawilliamsci@latinmail.com


ATT: DEAREST ONE,
I KNOW THAT THIS MAIL WILL COME AS A SURPRING TO YOU; HOWEVER I WILL NOT COMPEL YOU TO HONOUR AGAINST YOUR WILL.

I AM JESICA E. WILLIAMS, THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF LATE MR AND MRS WILLIAMS , MY FATHER WAS A WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST . IT IS SAD TO SAY THAT HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH IN FRANCE ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON BUSINESS.

WHEN MY MOTHER DIED, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN IN THE YEAR 2004, HE CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TELL ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$ 15,000,000.00 (FIFTEN MILLION, UNITED STATES DOLLARS) IN A FIXED DEPOSIT ACCOUNT IN A BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN, THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY DAUGHTER FOR THE NEXT OF KIN OF THE DEPOSIT .

HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT HE WANTED TO USE THIS MONEY TO SETUP A COCOA PROCESSING FACTORY IN FRANCE. HE ADVICE THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A GOD FEARING PERSON OVERSEAS WHO CAN ASISST ME TO TRANSFER AND INVEST THIS FUND IN A PROFITABLE INVESTMENTS OVERSEAS. I NEED YOUR HELP TO TRANSFER THIS FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.

I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT / INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR NORMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.

FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) WORKING DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME. YOUR SINCERE AND KIND RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.

IF THIS PROPOSAL AROUSES YOUR INTEREST DON'T HESITATE TO REPLY ME WITH THIS EMAIL: jessicawilliamsci@latinmail.com


THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.
MISS.JESICA E. WILLIAMS




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