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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)
  • "huge amount of money" (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.
  • aicha_mustapha.2005@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "aicha mustapha" <aicha_mustapha@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:15:30 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: From:Miss Aicha Mustapha


MISS AICHA MUSTAPHA
RUE 22, PEACE AVENUE
ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE.
EMAIL: aicha_mustapha.2005@yahoo.ca

DEAREST ONE,

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO CONTACT YOU FOR A BUSINESS VENTURE WHICH I INTEND TO ESTABLISH IN YOUR COUNTRY, THOUGH I HAVE NOT MET WITH YOU BEFORE BUT I BELIEVE ONE HAS TO RISK, CONFIDING IN SOMEONE TO SUCCEED SOMETIMES IN LIFE.

THERE IS THIS HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY, TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS ($10,5000,000,00) WHICH MY LATE FATHER MR AHMED MUSTAPHA DEPOSITED IN THE BANK HERE IN COTE D'IVOIRE BEFORE HE WAS ASSASSINATED BY UNKNOWN PERSONS. BEING HIS ONLY DAUGHTER, HE USED MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN.

NOW DUE TO INTENSE POLITICAL CRISIS IN MY COUNTRY, I HAVE DECIDED TO MOVE THIS MONEY OUT OF THIS COUNTRY AND TO INVEST IT IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANYWHERE SAFE ENOUGH FOR SECURITY PURPOSES. I WANT YOU TO HELP ME TO TRANSFER THIS FUND TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES ON THE

FOLOWINGS BELOW:

1) TELECOMMUNICATIONS
2) INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
3) FIVE STAR HOTEL OR ANY OTHER PROFITABLE INVESTMENT.

IF YOU CAN BE OF AN ASSISTANCE TO ME, I WILL BE PLEASED TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL FUND.
I AWAIT YOUR SOONEST RESPONSE. REPLY ME THROUGH:
aicha_mustapha.2005@yahoo.ca

EXTEND MY WARMEST REGARD TO YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY.
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS.
YOURS SINCERELY,

MISS AICHA MUSTAPHA.

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