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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)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "million us 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 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.
  • fran_couly_03@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <fran_couly_03@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:49:21 +0900 (JST)
Subject: PLEASE SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO

Dearest one,

I am Mrs francoise Coulibaly, my housband is a rich cocoa merchant from abidjan in cote d'ivore.My housband Mr Jan Coulibaly died when our only child Jan jnr was only six months old due to illness related to cancer.Due to the love I have for my late housban i decided not to marry again and take
the care of my only child as a single parent.I did everything to give my child the best education and training.Jan jnr was sent to Havard University in U.S.A to study medicine but as fate will have it he died in the september 11 attack on the world trade centre as he went for shopping with his
friend and that is the genesis of my problem.

Since then I have been suffering from frequent heart failure which has resulted to me been paralysed. I have taken to every medical treatment to see if i can regain my health but the worst happen last month when the doctor revealed to me that there is no other medical means in which I can
regain my health and the rate in which my health was detoriating that I will soon leave the mother earth.Moreover during my housband active days as a cocoa merchant he made a lot of money totalling about $27.4 million US dollars but the unfortunate thing was that he have transfered this money to
a security company in europe in 1998 due to frequent political instability in our country pending when our son will graduate from the university to take care of it but he never lived to inherit the fund.

Now, since I have lost everythig I lived for, my housband,only child, and my health, I have now decided to give this money out to semptember 11 2001 victims charity organisation, churches or other charity organisations.I am now looking for a trustworthy foreigner which I will transfer this
money to his/her care and who will help accomplished my aim of reaching and helping the september 11 victims.

Finally,20% of this fund will be giving to you for your kindness and help. Please contact me if your are intrested in helping me towards my contribuition to humanity with the above
Email: fran_couly_03@yahoo.co.jp

1,Your full name and address
2, First page of your scanned international passport copy
3,Your phone and fax numbers.

Thank you for your concern towards helping the less
privilege ones.
Mrs francoise Coulibaly.



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