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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)
  • "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.
  • george.bashiru@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3ageorge.bashiru@yahoo.it

Fraud email example:

From: "Bashiru George" <georgebashiru@mailbox.hu>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 18:26:15 +0000
Subject: From George Bashiru.


From George Bashiru.
Cote D'ivoire,Abidjan.
Ivory Coast.

Greeting Dearest One,
I write to instimate you of a matter that required an urgent attention with
regards to your reposed personality as a reliable, trustworthy and God
fearing person,in brief introduction, I am the only son of late Mr Michael
Kovo Bashiru from Sierra-Leone, i am presently staying in Abidjan Cote
D'ivoire as a refugees.

My Father was pne of the ministers of Johnny Paul Koromah's regime in
Sierra-Leone, during the intervention of the Ecomog Soldiers to restore the
presidency of ALHJI TEJAN KABBAH from Johnny Koromah, my Father and my
Mother was among the 23 Executed Ministers.

But before the Death of my Father and my Mother there was a deposit of USD
18 Million made by my late Father in one of the Finacial Private Security
Company in Cote D'IVOIRE, which he registerd the deposit as Family valuabes.
But my condition and possibilities makes it very difficult for me to
approach any person for recommendation, ever since then i have been
receiving help from our Mission because i am staying in one of the visitors
villa in the church premises and attend Fellowship and worship Fully. i hope
you will be touched to understand my request.

You will provide or look for a lucrative venture where this money can be
invested on, together with you, i have agreed to invest my money viable in
any overseas country through your assistance and directives before
proceeding we will get to be more Familiar and also go into an understanding
working agreement because my life future now depends on this very money.

The box containing the money is deposited and registered as Family treasure,
this was done for security reasons, i sincerely wish to introduce and make
you my business partner and advisory consultant of my proposed investment in
your country.

So if you can be able to assist me please do urgently replied me so that i
will link you for further details and don't forget to give me your private
Telephone and Fax number while replying this letter, please get intuch to me
through my Address ID:george.bashiru@yahoo.it <ID%3Ageorge.bashiru@yahoo.it>
,

Thanks and God bless you and your's family,
Yours Sincerely,
George Bashiru.

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