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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "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 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.
  • +22507234723 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Emanuela Fofana <emanuela14jp@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: emmfof@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:44:28 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From:Miss. Emanuela Fofana

ABIDJAN,IVORY COAST
WEST AFRICA.
kindly reply me through this my private Email:

My Dear ,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I am Miss Emanuela Fofana the only daughter of Mr&Mrs Fernard Fofana who was a rich, famous and wealthy cocoa merchant and Gold dealers based in abidjan ,The economic capital of Ivory Coast. I am seeking your
attention to help me transfer the sum (USD 5,500,000.00)Five million five hundred thousand United State American dollars into your account for an investment purposes,Such as real estates and stock markerts,as this money was deposited with my name in the bank as next of kin before the sudden death
of our father.

So why I contacted you is to help me invest this money in your country for me, and help me to continue our education,also you will help me to get our resident permit in your country.as we will need your urgent help to transfer this money out of africa because of my uncle who killed my father is
after my live because of this money.

Please dear, I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as a made of compensation for your urgent assistance to me .please kindly call me immediately you got this mail with this telephone number of the Revrend Father where i am staying number for more important details. 00225 07234723. (Rev
BLESS JACKIS) fell free and contact the rev and ask of miss Emanuela Fofana

Awaiting your immediate response via this email address :



God bless you.




Miss. Emanuela Fofana



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