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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "dying widow" 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.
  • hellen_masson2007@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: hellen masson <hellmass11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <hellen_masson2007@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 13:37:32 +0100
Subject: From Mrs Hellen Masson help me to fulfill this mission,



>From Mrs Hellen Masson help me to fulfill this mission,
Dearest Beloved in Christ, How are you and your family? Hope Fine.

I am Mrs Hellen Masson from Liberia. And i am a Blood cancer Woman.I Got your information on internet site when i was searching for a reputable and honest person who will use this money as i want.

I was married to Late Cheif Patrick Masson who was a contractor with the government of Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire before he died after few months in the hospital over a family craft attack for the acts of jealousy of his wealth. I like to inform you that after our 3 days crusade we did in our church last week and the spirit of God told me to contact you and handly over this money into your hand as i have no child who can inherit it when i die. When my late husband was alive he told me that he deposited the sum of $14.500 Million in the bank here in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire i will like you to contact the BANK IN Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire were this money is presently if i hear from you,

And ask for the money to be transfer into your bank account in your country for you to use it to help the following Deaf people in your country, because my Doctor told me that it is very likely i will die within the next 3 months due to A Blood cancer {LUCAMIA}. I have decided to donate the money for charities home to use since i do not have a child to inherit it and it is better that i do not leave the money in the bank without it reaching the poor and the less privilaged since i do not want my husband family to inherit this money due to their wicked deed to me. Please make sure that you use this money as i have told you to use this money after you take 15% of the total money for your urgent assistance.

I ran away from my country Liberia because of the wicked deed of my families to me to this country Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire were i am now as am prensently now in the hospital here in the country because of my health condition.

Always pray for me to know if God will hear your prayers and extend my living on this earth.

If i hear from you i will forward to you the contact informations of the Bank in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire for you to contact them and tell them to transfer the money into your bank account in your country.

Please contact me back through my private email ID hellen_masson2007@yahoo.fr for security reasons
Thanks and remain blessMrs Masson









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