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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • mrsihieri_l1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: lovindamrsihierison <lovindamrsihierison@orange.nl>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:31:48 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Dear Friend, Plz Read Carefuly, You May Be A Soul Saver.


Dear Friend,
I am Mrs Lovinda Ihieri from serri-loene writing you from Cotonou Rep Of Benin.Just by God grace I got your contact in confidence, After asking for God directions.There I get your contact from internet and decided to inform you about our fund that my late husband deposited in a Danhoun Security Company.I wish to know if you can assist us by removing and handling our fund of(US.$29.500,Million Dollar's in US$100 bills) and invest in your country for security business with us.

The Fund is packaged just like family treasure and documents but it's Money and Gold dust deposited in the Danhoun Security Company here in Cotonou,where my late husband deposited it for safe keeping and my husband never disclose the content to the Security Company,he only declear it as" family treasure,becouse he do not want the Security Company to know the content of the consignment as money, for security resson.
I and my Son Steve will love if you can invest our fund in your land of business,and also help us look for A buyer of Gold dust over there in your country,Because we don't want to do business here in Africa with the Fund.My son is in need of a God fearing person who will assist us very well in this fund that we are about to invest with you.
We do not want involovement of any Africa in this transaction because of our safty,they killed my husband just because of his wailt please let me know .If you will assist us recieve this fund in our country, kindly send to me your phone number,and also your full name and address for us to get you approved as our beneficiary,because we want to finalise this within short time.

Also let me know if you are interested to assist us so that I will send you E'mail address of my Son Steve for you to discuss on the percentage we will offer you also send you the document's (Certificate of Deposit) issued by the Danhoun Security Company with my late husband.
Hope to recieve your reply today.And also remember to send your mail at my private Box at:( mrsihieri_l1@yahoo.co.uk )
Best Regard.
Mrs Lovinda ihieri.

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