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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)
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
  • ",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)
  • "prepared to give you 30% " (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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • richarddoumbia2@leonardo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <richarddoumbia2@gogo.mn>
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:15:17 +0800
Subject: From Richard Doumbia




From Richard Doumbia
PLEASE REPLY TO richarddoumbia2@leonardo.it [1]
Dear Friend.
I am Richard Doumbia the only child of late Mr Sekou Doumbia the
chief protocol officer of the newly appointed Prime Minister of the
Republic of Cote d Ivoire Mr Soro Guillaume who was attacked June 2007
at Bouake.
You can find out this on the web page Ivory Coast probe call
over Ivorian P.M attack
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6294690.stm [2]
My father was killed with three other members of the Prime
Minister?s
team heading to Bouake for a meeting. Before the death of my father
he was Director of Cocoa sales /Petroleum and its allied products in
Bouake . He was appointed the Chief Protocol Officer to the Prime
Minister on April 2007. I want to transfer this Ten Million Five
Hundred Thousand US dollars (US$10,500,000) left in a fixed/
suspense
Account in one of the Prime banks here in Abidjan by my late father.
I am looking for a God fearing person to help me. I want to transfer
thismoney and use it for investment purpose such as Real Estate
management.
I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:-
1) To serve as a guardian.
2) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to
further my education.
3) To help me invest the money in a profitable ventures. I am only
18years old and I am prepared to give you 30% percentage of the total
amount, as commission for assisting me and 5% for expenses that will
be incurred.
Best Regards
Richard Doumbia

Links:
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[1] mailto:richarddoumbia2@leonardo.it
[2] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6294690.stm

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