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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.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +22501766952 (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.
  • james_jonbo1978@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "James" <james_jonbo1977@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:13:26 +0100
Subject: Merry Christmas

Dear Sir,
My name is James Jonbo the only son of late Chief Ali-Dinar Jonbo who before his
death was Oil Services Contractor gabon National Oils.
I am writing you this mail in confidence requesting your assistance in securing,transfer and investment of a large deposit that was done by my late father with one of the Security and Finance firms in this region.
For your assistance you will receive 15 percent of the proceeds after the transfer of
the deposit to your country and 5 percent to cover the cost of handling the transaction
a fresh contract will be made to cover the investments.
Your urgent response will be appreciated, please call me directly;
Please reply me through my private e-mail address (james_jonbo1978@yahoo.com) or CALL ME +225 01766952
Sincerely,
James Jonbo

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