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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:

• 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.
  • maitre_ndouffou_konan_arsene@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: coca cola <loterie_cocacola3@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 10:54:15 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: felicitation


Les lots que vous avez gagne au tirage Coca Cola
L’équipe de COCA COLA vous félicite car après d'énorme moment de recherche.
Nous vous envoyons ce mail pour l’affirmation des résultats du tirage au sort,
Votre mail a été tirer au deuxième rang, Vous êtes l’heureux gagnant du lot numéro 2 .Dont la somme de 25.000€ et 1PSP ET 1 NITINDO DS Coca-Cola
A la lecture du message nous vous prions de bien vouloir adresser un message de réclamation de gain a l’avocat charge de la supervision du tirage au sort:
Nom: ndouffou

Tel:(00225)04 40 30 13

Email:maitre_ndouffou_konan_arsene@yahoo.fr
Mr kouakou florent
Responsable Marketing COCA COLA









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