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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "urgent assistance" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +22507463021 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: joy collins <joycolao9@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <collinsjoy_01@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:45:19 +0200
Subject: From Collins and Joy /Appeal for Assistance.



From Collins and Joy /Appeal for Assistance. Dearest, Good day,We are collins and joy Catim from Sierra Leone.We are writing you from Rep of Cote 'Ivoire where we have been taking refuge after the brutal war and murder of our perants by the rebels during the renewed fighting in our country.

Because of the war our late Father sold his shipping company and deposited US$18, 300, 000.00 Million in his foreign account with one of the bank here in Cote d'Ivoire. due to political sutuation in Ivory Coast now, we need your urgent assistance to assist us transfer this money to your account and also relocate to your country to further our study and we are willing to offer you 15% of the total sum for your help. Please,Kindly call us on this Number +225 07463021 for more discussion Collins and Joy Catim
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