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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found 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.
  • pretty.narkeasha@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Pretty Narkeasha <angelnarkeasha8@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: pretty.narkeasha@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:20:04 +0100 (CET)
Subject: LETTER OF APPOINTMENT.


DEAREST ONE,


PLEASE ACCEPT TO BE A GUARDIAN, MANAGER AND FOSTER PARENT TO ME AND THEN HELP ME OUT IN WHAT I AM ABOUT TO TELL YOU.
I AM SANDRA G. BADU, FROM IVORY COAST AND A DAUGHTER OF LATE MR. ALEX G. BADU. I AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE I NEED YOUR HELP IN THE MANAGEMENT OF A SUM OF MONEY WHICH MY DEAD FATHER LEFT FOR ME BEFORE HE DIED. THIS MONEY IS USD ($3.900,000 DEPOSITED IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT IN ONE OF THE BIG BANK HERE IN COTE D'IVOIRE.

MY FATHER WAS A VERY RICH FARMER HERE IN COTE D'IVOIRE BEFORE HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS COLLEAGUES AND NOW I WANT YOU TO STAND AS MY GUIDIAN AND APPOINTED BENEFICIARY AND RECEIVE THE MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY SINCE I AM ONLY 19YEARS 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 YOUR ACCOUNT AND YOU WILL GET ME PAPERS TO TRAVEL TO YOUR COUNTRY TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION THERE. PLEASE CONTACT ME THROUGH THIS EMAIL ID:
pretty.narkeasha@yahoo.fr

THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU


YOUR’S,
SANDRA ALEX. G. BADU




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