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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:
  • "hundred thousand u.s 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)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +221763826472 (Senegal, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • glory_denis168@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Gloria Denis <gloria_denis165@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:02:12 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE FROM MISS GLORIA DENIS.


HOW IS YOUR DAY.
How are you doing today, hope you are doing pretty good over there, i am happy when reading from you this morning.
I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but do consider it as a matter of urgent, in nutshell, I am Miss Gloria Denis from the public of ivory coast in Africa now seeking for refugee in Senegal under the(UNHCR). My (late) father Dr. denis aruma a great industrialist but was murdered in Cote d'ivoire along side with my mother during the longing civil war and all his properties was totally destroyed.However, after their death I managed to escape with a very important document (DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE (US$5.9m)five million nine hundred thousand U.S Dollars deposited by my late father in in a foreign bank.which i am the next of kin.Meanwhile,i am saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy foreign personality to help me transfer the money over to his country and into his possession pending my arrival tomeet with him.
Furthermore,you can contact the company for confirmation and i will issue a letter of authorization on your name,that will enable the security company to deal with you on my behalf.I am giving you this offers as mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance to assist me or take me as your wife and manage the money. Conclusively,i wish you send me a reply immediately as soon as you receive this proposal.God bless you.and you can call me with this number so that we can talk as well,+221763826472 please i dont have a cell phone but with this number you can reach me ,ask the R.V father that you want to speack with Gloria Denis and he will send for me ,or u can reach me on my id :glory_denis168@yahoo.com.
i am looking forward to hearing from you

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