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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 orphan scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22507783759 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • felix24adams@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <fe32adams@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 01:36:35 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM: FELIX ADAMS ( urgent assistance. )

( felix24adams@yahoo.com )

DEAR SIR,

I KNOW IT MIGHT BE A SURPRISE TO RECIEVE A LETTER LIKE THIS FROM UNKNOWN PERSON. I GOT YOUR CONTACTS FROM SITE AND DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE. I AM FELIX ADAMS ( 22 YEARS OLD ) THE ONLY SON OF LATE CHIEF JOSEPH ADAMS WHO WAS A FAMOUS AND WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN,THE CAPITAL CITY OF IVORY COAST, LOCATED IN WEST AFRICA.

I AM SEEKING FOR YOUR URGENT ATTENTION TO HELP ME TRANSFER THE SUM OF (US$10,500,000.00 )TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE OF AMERICAN DOLLARS INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT FOR AN INVESTMENTS PURPOSES, SUCH AS REAL ESTATES MANAGEMENTS AND STOCK MARKERTS. WE INHERITED THE FUND FROM OUR LATE FATHER AND THE FUND WAS DEPOSITED IN FIXED / SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN ONE OF THE BANK HERE IN MY COUNTRY. I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OUT OF THE TOTAL FUND.

NOTE: I HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS IN RELATION TO THIS MY INHERITANCE FUND DEPOSITED BY MY LATE FATHER IN THE BANK. PLEASE QUICKLY CALL ME ON ( 00225 0778 3759 ) AND ALSO KINDLY REPLY ME ON THIS MY PRIVATE EMAIL ( felix24adams@yahoo.com ) FOR CONFIDENTIAL AND SECURITY REASONS OK THANKS.

THANKS WITH BEST REGARDS,
FELIX ADAMS.



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