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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:
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "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.
  • frankscott2223@yaoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Paul Jones <pauljones_22@yahoo.it>
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:18:54 +0100 (CET)
Subject: confirm


Dear Sir,
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I am Frank Scott the only Son of late Mr. and Mrs. George Scott.My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast.
My father was poisoned to death by his business associates, but not before he told me that he has the sum of one million, five hundred thousand United State Dollars (US$1.5 million) in the trunk box which he deposited in Africa Joint Security Assistance Company here in Abidjan, Cote d"Ivoire and that he used my name as his next of kin.
I need a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purposes such as real estate management or hotel management. My dear, I am honorably seeking your assistance in the following ways: To assist me and see that I get this box out from the security company and transfer the money into your account; To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 23 years old; 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 my dear, I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your effort and input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account overseas. Furthmore, you indicate your options towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within 14 days.
Signify your interest to assist me. Anticipating hearing from you soon.
Thanks and God bless,
Best regards,
Frank Scott
Reply to : frankscott2223@yaoo.it


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