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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "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.
  • peace_chidia@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: pe2003 chidia2003 <pe2003_chidia2003@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:23:15 +0100 (BST)
Subject: CALL TO ASSISTANCE


FROM: MISS PEACE CHIDIA
AIBJAN, COTE D`IVOIRE,
WEST AFRICA.
EMAIL: peace_chidia@yahoo.fr

Dearest,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into relationship with you. I have the believe that you are a reputable, responsible and trustworthy person. I do relay on you for a partnership and by matter of trust I must not hesitate to confide in you this simple and sincere transaction.

I am Miss peace chidia 22 years of age the only child of late Mr & Mrs Rowland chidia who was killed by the rebels that attacked our country cote d'Ivoire west Africa and took over our town (BOUAKE). I ran to Abidjan the economical capital of cote d'ivoire from where I am contacting you. Before the death of my father he told me that he has a sum of US$9,700,000(Nine million seven hundred united states dollars) kept in a security company in cote d'ivoire in my name as the next of kin.

Dear, in the Capacity / Authority of the next of kin and with all the documents I procured now, I am contacting you with due sense of humanity and love that you will give it a sympathetic and mutual consideration.
I am honourably seeking for your assistance in the following ways.

(1)To serve as a guardian of this fund and assist me visit the security company here in Cote d'Ivoire to retrieve the consignment.

(2)To arrange for my coming over to your country, to further my education and to secure a residential permit in your country.

(3)To provide good investment plans for the fund and Bank account where this money would be transfered and deposited.

Moreover, I am willing to offer you %20 of the total money for your assistance.

furthermore, Please I want you to keep this transaction to your self secret for my security here, until it finally come to your account. I look forward to hearing from you immediately via email; (peace_chidia@yahoo.fr) for more details.

Thanks and God bless.
Yours sincerely,
Peace Chidia.


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