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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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.
  • f_peterson02@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: frank peterson <f_peterson02@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 07:32:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM FRANK PETERSON.


A CALL FOR AN URGENT ASSISTANCE.

FROM FRANK PETERSON

Abidjan - Côte d'Ivoire

My dear,


It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country. Though I have never met with you before but I believe, that one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life. There is this amount of Eight Million Five hundred thousand US Dollars ($8.500.000.00) which my late father deposited with a security company in Abidjan Capital city of Ivory Coast, which he wanted to use for his political activities in our Country before he was assassinated.

Now, I have decided to invest these money in your country or any where safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons. I want you to help me claim and receive the money by travelling down to Abidjan for change of ownership. I will like to invest part of the money into these three investment in your country but, if there is any other business that is better than what I am suggesting, I will be very glad to follow your advice.

1). Real estate
2). The transport industry
3). Five star hotel

If you can be of an assistance to me, I will be pleased to offer to you 20% Of the total fund while the balance will be invested by you. I await your soonest response.
Kindly respond via this mail address for more information: f_peterson02@yahoo.com

Respectfully yours,

FRANK PETERSON.


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