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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:
  • "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 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.
  • lillian_colly@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. LILLIAN COLLY" <lillian_colly@gawab.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: lillian_colly@myway.com
Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 13:41:59 +0000
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS TRANSACTION

Dear,

(I am LILLIAN COLLY from Cote D'ivoire Abidjan ).

I am the only daughter, being that I lost my parents a couple of months ago. My late father was a serving director of the cocoa board of directors in Cote-d'ivore Abidjan until his death . He was assassinated last 3 months by the rebels following the renewed political uprising. See attached website for details.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1108/p06s01-woaf.html

Before his death he deposited in a high security company in Burkinafaso the sum of ( 10.5 Million Us Dollars )being money he acquired from cocoa exports. I want you to do me a favour to receive this money in your country or any safer place. As the beneficiary I have plans to futher my education and do investment in your country, like real estate and industrial production. This is my reason for writing to you.

Please if you are willing to assist me , indicate your interest in replying soonest. I am now in Burkinafaso. I left my country following the wake of departures of foreign nationals residing in Abidjan. contact me at lillian_colly@myway.com

Thanks and best regards.
LILLIAN COLLY

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