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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "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.
  • traore.ma@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "marian Traore" <traore.ma@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:03:13 +0000
Subject: HELLO


Dear friend,

Please, I apologize if I have violated your privacy. That sounds strange but
I have no choice to seek your assistance because I am convinced that you are
trustworthy for a partnership.

Let me introduce myself, I am Mrs Traore mariam age of 24 years I living in
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire, I am the daughter of a village chief who Traore serge

All I ask now is to help me sell my Gold 46 kg that I inherit from my father
and that is deposited in a box with a security company in Abidjan, Cote
d'Ivoire in Africa but Western society has recorded my name.

Know that other property m'appartenant have been confiscated by the
government of Mr GUEI ROBERT former president of Cote d'Ivoire, this fund
has not been confiscated because it is in Africa and in addition I I have my
position in the certificate of deposit and the deposit received these
documents are safe.

My main purpose in sending you this letter is because of the way that I have
found is trusted to give you this priority to receive the fund or from any
address that you think will be very secure in your countries in order to
keep the assets at your disposal for the purpose of future investment with
your percentage of which we will discuss shortly.

I will send you the various documents of deposit so you can get in touch
with
The security company in my next mail.


I say thank you and look forward to your response, because the time for me
is very important.

All the best,
Mile Traore mariam
For me this is my Mial: traore.ma@gmail.com

Anti-fraud resources:

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