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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:
  • "million 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • rosedonald1@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Rose Donald <rosedonaldd06@yahoo.it>
Reply-To: rosedonald1@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:29:16 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Greetings From: Rose Donald


Greetings From: Rose Donald
Address: Rue 151, Plot 12 Abidjan 01
Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire.

Hello,
I am Rose Donald, the only daughter of late Mr. Frank Donald, A Director in the Sierra Leone National Diamond & Gold Mining Company, Who lost his live during the political upheaval nurtured by the Sierra Leone rebels to eject the incumbent President.
When my late father is still alive he controls all the sales of Diamond & Gold both internal and external, before his death, some large quantities of Diamond & Gold were exported to a Saudi Arabian firm which the proceeds has not been remitted into The Government treasury due to the political crisis in Sierra Leone.
Now that the rebels troops has captured and killed my late father, The proceeds which is US$7,000,000.00 (Seven Million United State dollars) was left on the control of I and my younger brother in one of the bank here in Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire, West Africa.
This money which my late father supposed to remit into the government treasury is now under the care of me and my younger brother, which we are with the original lodgement documents of the deposit.
Now, we have arrived in Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire and have successfully found the bank where these fund were been deposited and the bank has confirmed the deposit true.
Now we are seeking for your urgent assistance as a trusted someone who is in a position to assist us transfer this fund to your Country for our own investment as per the instruction given to us by our late father.
Meanwhile, I, and my younger brother have resolved to gratify you with (10%) percent of the total fund for your assistance in the transaction.
We also beg you to introduce us in a good business which can give much profit, and remember to keep this message confidential for security purposes.
I will be looking forward to hear from you soonest. Here is mi private email address (rosedonald1@yahoo.fr).
Thanks and remain blessed
sincerely,
Rose Donald.

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