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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:
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "urgent assistance" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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.
  • felissajan@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: HARRISON FELISSA <felissajen004@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <felissajan@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:14:40 -0400
Subject: FROM: MISS FELISSA JENNY HARRISON



FROM: MISS FELISSA JENNY HARRISONABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE ADDRESS: BELLA HOUSE 12 BP ABIDJAN 037 BELVIEW CLOSS. PLS CONTACT ME AT (felissajan@yahoo.com) DEAR GOOD FRIEND.
I GOT YOUR CONTACT DETAILS IN MY INTERNET RESEARCH FOR WEB SITES. I GOT ABOUT THREE E-MAIL CONTACT AND I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU AFTER MY SAVEN DAYS PRAYER AND FASTING, HOPING THAT BY GRACE OF ALMIGHTY GOD YOU WILL KINDLY ASSIST ME OUT. I AM SEEKING FOR AN OVERSEA'S GUARDANCE WHO WILL ASSIST ME FOR URGENT FUNDS TRANSFER. I AM FELISSA JENNY HARRISON 21 YEARS OLD THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF LATE CHIEF ROLAND LEO HARRISON WHO WAS A GOLD FAMOUS AND WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST. I AM SEEKING FOR YOUR URGENT ATTENTION TO ASSIST ME TRANSFER THE SUM OF US$12,500,000.00 TWELVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT OVERSEAS FOR AN INVESTMENTS PURPOSES,SUCH AS REAL ESTATES MANAGEMENTS OR STOCK MARKERTS INVESTMENT. E.T.C I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 17% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS AS A COMMISSION FOR YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFERING THIS FUNDS INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AND I WILL COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION. PLEASE KINDLY E-MAIL ME IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MY MESSAGE FOR MORE DETAILS CONCERNING THIS MY MUTUAL TRANSACTION BECAUSE WANT TO COME AND STAY WITH YOU FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE AFTER THE SUCCESSFULL TRANSFER OF MY FUNDS INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. I AM LODGING IN A LOCAL HOTEL FOR MY SECURITY.

I WILL SEND YOU THE FULL DETAILS AND PROCEEDURE OF THIS TRANSFER TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.PLEASE QUICKLY REPLY ME BACK WITH THIS MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS (felissajan@yahoo.com) FOR SECRET AND CONFIDENTIAL AND WILL ALSO MAIL YOU MY PHOTOS OK.I AM WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT AND KIND REPLY AFTER READING THIS MAIL. THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU REPLY IMMEDIATELY.
BEST REGARDS
FELISSA JENNY HARRISON
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