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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:
  • "the consignment " (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)
  • "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 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.
  • +66877005161 (Thailand, probably a 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.
  • juril_idika@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.JUBRIL IDIKA" <jubril_idika@myway.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jubril_idika@walla.com
Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 23:30:08 +0700
Subject: enquiry

Dear sir,

It is my sincere pleasure to acquaint you with this
proposal for the purpose of investment in your company
and country. My name is Jubril Idika. I am the son of
Late Chief Rasheed Idika , Who was the arms importer
for arrested FODEY SANKOH,leader of the Revelutionary
United front (RUF)who was captured by the United Nations
Peace Keeping Force.

Before the death of my father, he left for Abidjan,
Cote D"Ivoire through the coastal waters with the sum
of US$12.3m (Twelve point three million US dollars)
which was left under his control within the
presidential mansion. Immediately he arrived in
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire he deposited the money at a
Private Security Company and declared the contents as
family treasures for onward deposit to another
security company in bangkok thailand.

The officials of the Security Company in this sense do
not know the actual contents of the consignment . My
father later died during the heat of the crisis in
Sierra-Leone. Now I am presently in Bangkok, Thailand
where the consigment was deposited as family
treasures, with my brother seeking for an avenue to
transfer this money to a reliable and trustworthy
individual for absolute investment programs.

Due to our status here as refugees and our ignorance
of the business world, we solicit for your assistance
hoping that you are honest and trustworthy in
transferring this money.

Your efforts in assisting us would not be
under-estimated, we would offer you 20% of total if
you are willing to assist us, I would want you to
contact me on this email juril_idika@myway.com
telephone +66-8-770-051-61, for further explanation.

I thank you in anticipation of your soonest response.

Yours Sincerely,
Jubril Idika.
+ 66-8-770-051-61

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