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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.
• 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.
  • +22503076150 (Cote d'Ivoire, 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.
  • bg_microsoft02@latinmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ISABELLE CHEVALIER" <bg_microsoft02@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 14:30:22 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FELICITATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Bonjour Mme / M,

Nous vous contactons par cette presente pour vous informer de votre
gain =E0 la Bill Gates fondation ISABELLE CHEVALIER=20
Ceci n'=E9tant donc pas un spam ni un virus, veuillez trouver en fichie=
r
joint votre
notification de gain.

=20
Cordialement.

Mme ISABELLE CHEVALIER=20
PRESIDENT DU CONSEIL EXECUTIF
la Bill Gates fondation BAKER PIRCE
EUROPE AFRIQUE LONDRE LOTERIE .
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Contact Agent

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NOM ET PRENOMS : Tanoh Marc
=
numero de telephone: 00225 03076150
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mail: bg_microsoft02@latinmail.com

El cine latino llega al Festival de Cannes. =A1No te pierdas la gran ci=
ta del entretenimiento! http://mx.starmedia.com/entretenimiento/especia=
les/cannes.html

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