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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)
  • "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.
  • wtherese1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: therese williams <wtherese1@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 14:16:27 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Therese Williams


Dearest One,


I am a girl From Ivory coast and i'am 22 years old I have seek some who can help me since I am only currently out of war crisis, because I lost all my parents. At present I am in Abidjan, the economic capital of the ivory coast.

I will be very happy if you could help me to arrive in your country, as I am very young it would be possible for me to continue my studies in your country.Now I promise to you, whom if you will agreement for you to help,in the name of God you will not regret it Because my father was very rich,my father was the director of the company of rank's shipping company which collaborated with the mobil oil company.He deposited some money in a bank here in Abidjan, but this money had been deposited like family funds and the total amount is (4.5M of US dollars americain).Before his death as he was in the hospital it gave me all the documents concerning the deposit,he advised me never to expose that to somebody ,It is for that I contacted you so that you will help me,Then i can explain to you well all the details of this transaction. Does this not mean anything to you? in compensasion of your assistance you can define me whatyou want and I will know if I can satisfy you.

Give immediate respond to this proposal, using this email address: wtherese1@yahoo.com


I thank you and I await your answer,

Therese.


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