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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:
  • "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.
  • miss_lorits@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Misss Misses <msis_misss1@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 23:53:49 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: HELLO,GOOD DAY,


HELLO,GOOD DAY,


I AM HAPPY TO REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE BECAUSE I BELIVE THAT YOU ARE
NOT GOING TO BETRAY THE TRUST WHICH I AM GOING TO LAY ON YOU.

MY NAME IS MISS LORITA MANUEL,22 YEARS OLD AND THE ONLY
DAUGHTER OF MY LATE PARENTS , MR. AND MRS EDMOND MANUEL. MY LATE FATHER MR
EDMOND MANUEL DEPOSITED THE SUM OF TWELVE MILLION USD($12,00.000.00) IN A
FINANCE HOUSE IN LONDON,BEFORE HE WAS SHOT AND KILLED HERE BY ASSASSINS IN
THE YEAR 2006 FEBRUARY.
MY MOTHER DIED WHEN I WAS ONLY SEVEN YEARS OLD.

MY FATHER WAS A HIGHLY REPUTABLE BUSSINESS MAN(A GOLD MINER & A COCOA SEED
EXPORTER) WHO OPERATED BETWEEN ABIDJAN AND EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.

I WANT YOU TO ASSIST ME AND SECURE THIS FUND AND TRANSFER IT TO YOUR
ACCOUNT IN YOUR CONTRY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES.

I WILL JOIN YOU LATER AND CAN FUTHER MY EDUCATION AND LIVE A NEW LIFE.
I HAVE ALREADY DISCUSSED WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE FIRM WHERE THIS FUND IS
ON PHONE AND THEY ARE WAITING FOR MY LATE FATHER'S FOREIGN PARTNER TO
CONTACT THEM.

PLEASE TELL ME THE PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT IN QUESTION THAT WILL
BE GOOD FOR YOUR EFFORT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER?

I AM EXPECTING YOUR IMMEDIATE REPLY.EMAIL miss_lorits@yahoo.com
SINCERELY YOURS,
MISS LORITA MANUEL.



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