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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:
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • michael_didier01@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: michael didier <michaeldidier27@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <michael_didier01@myway.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:47:11 +0100
Subject: Message From Michael Didier.



Mr.Michael Didier.Cote d'Ivoire,
Attn:Owner,

My dear,
I am Mr Michael Didier,the bill of exchange manager in one of the Commercial banks here in Cote D' Ivoire. I have a very confidential and urgent finacial notification for you.
A floating sum of US$7,700,000.00 (Seven Million Seven Hundred Thousend Dollars) belonging to a deceased customer with the name has been noticed unclaimed in our audit archive. The deceased name is late Mr Hopcraft Lawrence an American Citizen who worked and lived here as an Engineer while alive. As one of the key officers in the bank,I need to disclose this to you and most importantly, the fund will be forefitted to the bank treasury as unclaimed bills in accordance with our bank policy ( 5 Years) unless urgent arrangement is made to claim it.I want this money to be paid into your account for us to share,60% for me while 40% for your kind assistance. All I need from you is unity of purpose,sense of purpose, honesty and transparency, you will promise me that you will not run away with this money. I have made all verification and perfected arrangement for a clean and successful execution of the transaction within few days of commencement. So,there is no risk involved. I require you treat this letter with the utmost urgency.
Please contact me with this e-mail adderss michael_didier01@myway.com
Best Regards,Mr Michael Didier.
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