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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:
  • "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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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.
  • roseyao_2007@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: rose yao <rose82yao@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: roseyao_2007@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 07:42:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I NEED YOU FROM ROSE


dearest one roseyao_2007@yahoo.fr

I know that you may be furious about this mail but am very sorry for coming to you in this way and any inconvenience this mail may cause you but I believe firmly that through the basis of humanitarian assistance my plea will be treated with favourable attention.

I am writing you this mail with all sincerity of my heart as I have an interest in knowing you much better as i amrequesting for your helping hand with the understated business proposal.

I am scare about telling you my main principal purpose of contacting you apart from being a friend. Please kindly pardon me if you find the content of my message disgusting.

I am Ms ROSE YAO the only daugther of late Mr.and Mrs.YAO ADAMA,i am 20yrs old single not married. My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan,the economic capital of Ivory coast,my father was arrested and later died in prison Dec.15 2004 after spending a year in prison by the present government,he was arrested for financing the rebels that controls the northern part of the country. My mother died when I was a baby and since then my father took me so special.

Before the arrestation of my father on Dec 2003 here in Abidjan he secretly called me and told me that he has the sum of five million,five hundred thousand United State Dollars. USD ($ 5,500,000) left in Finance and Security Company here in Abidjan,that he used my name as his only daugther as the next of Kin in depositing of the fund. He also explained to me that I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose.

I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:

1) To help in receiving this money in your country.

2) To serve as a guardian of this fund .

3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my Education and to secure a resident permit in your country.

Moreover, I am willing to offer you a good percentage from the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account overseas.

Furthermore, you will indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within fourteen (14 days you signify interest to assist me.

Anticipating to hear from you soon on this mail roseyao_2007@yahoo.fr


Thanks and God bless.


YOURS SINCERELY,
ROSE



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