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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • missluna225@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Luna Seba <luna.seba10@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: missluna225@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 05:24:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: DEAREST ONE.


DEAREST ONE.

I AM MISS LUNA SEBA FROM IVORY COAST AFTER GOING THROUGH YOUR PROFILE, PLEASE PERMIT ME TO TELL YOU MY DESIRE OF ASKING YOU TO BE A , GUARDIAN OR FOSTER PARENT TO ME AND THEN HELP ME OUT IN WHAT I AM ABOUT TO TELL YOU.

I AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE I NEED YOUR HELP IN THE MANAGEMENT OF A SUM OF MONEY THAT MY DEAD FATHER LEFT FOR ME BEFORE HE DIED.THIS MONEY IS USD ($8.200,000, UNITED STATES DOLLARS DEPOSITED IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT IN ONE OF THE BIG BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN.

MY FATHER WAS A VERY RICH COCOA FARMER AND HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS COLLEAGUES AND NOW I WANT YOU TO STAND AS MY GUIDIAN AND APPOINTED BENEFICIARY AND RECEIVE THE MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY SINCE I AM ONLY 18YEARS AND WITHOUT PARENTS.

PLEASE I WILL LIKE YOU TO REPLY TO THIS EMAIL SO THAT I WILL TELL YOU ALL THE INFORMATION SO THAT THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT AND YOU WILL GET ME PAPERS TO TRAVELTO YOUR COUNTRY TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION THERE.PLEASE CONTACT ME THROUGH THIS EMAIL ID: missluna225@yahoo.com
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU
YOURS,
MISS LUNA SEBA


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