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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)
  • "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.
  • salome_odilile200@yahoo.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: salome odilile <salome_odilile200@yahoo.pl>
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 07:21:24 +0100 (CET)
Subject: KINDLY REPLY URGENT


DEAREST ONE
I AM MISS SALOME ODILILE FROM IVORY COAST AFTER I GOT YOUR ID AND I AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE I NEED YOUR HELP IN THE MANAGEMENT OF A SUM OF MONEY THAT MY LATE FATHER LEFT FOR ME BEFORE HE DIE.THIS MONEY IS USD $4.5M, AMERICAN DOLLARS AND THE MONEY IS IN A BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN. MY FATHER WAS THE FORMER DIRECTOR OF IVORIEN FOODS PLC ABIDJAN COTE 'IVOIRE AND

WAS ASSASSINATD HERE IN MY COUNTRY LAST YEAR AND NOW I WANT YOU TO STAND AS MY GUIDIAN AND APPOINTED BENEFICIARY AND RECEIVE THE MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY SINCE I AM ONLY 20YEARS AND WITHOUT PARENTS.

PLEASE I WILL LIKE YOU TO REPLY TO THIS EMAIL SO THAT I WILL TELL YOU ALL THE INFORMATION SO THAT THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO YOU ACCOUNT SO THAT YOU WILL GET ME PAPERS TO TRAVEL TO YOUR COUNTRY TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION THERE.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU
BEST REGARD
SALOME ODILIE
REPLY TO THIS BOX salome_odilile200@yahoo.pl


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