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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "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 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.
  • zarinauzuaku@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Cajurao Gubuat" <cajuraogubuaat@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: <cajuraogubuat@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:09:16 +0100
Subject: Re: Establish my Will Code(Hospital)

Hello,

 

This is Cajurao Gubuat, a citizen of Phillipines; I am writing from the hospital in Cote d’Ivoire, therefore this mail is very urgent as you can see that I am going home. Dying soon!!

 

I was told by the doctor that I was poisoned and has got my liver damaged and can only live for some months. I inherited some money (Twelve million five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) from my late father and I cannot think of anybody trying to kill me apart from my step mother in order to inherit the money, she is a citizen of Cote D’Ivoire.

 

I want you to contact my house servant with these information’s below:

Miss. Zarina Uzuaku

Address: Rue De La Princess L/G 152 Cocody

Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire. West Africa

Email: Zarinauzuaku@yahoo.co.jp

 

She will give you the documents of the money and will direct you to a well known lawyer that I have appointed to him; the lawyer will assist you to change the documents of the money to your name to enable the bank transfer the money to you.

 

This is the favor I need when you have gotten the money:-

(1) Give 10% of the money to my house servant, Miss. Zarina as she has been there for me throughout my illness and I have promised to support her in life. I want you to take her along with you to your country and establish her as my daughter.

 

(2) Give 10% of the money to Charity Organizations and Churches on my name so that my soul may rest in peace.

Note: This should be a code between you and Zarina in this transaction "Hospital" any mail from her  without this code "Hospital" is not from Zarina or myself as I don't know what will happen to me in the next few hours.

 

(3) Request the lawyer's international passport and Let Zarina sends you her National ID as she has no passport to be sure of whom you are dealing with. Zarina is so little therefore guide her.

I will send you my personal documents when I hear from you and if I don't hear from you within two day, I will look for another person.

 

May God bless you and use you to accomplish my wish. Pray for me always.

 

Sincerely,

 

Cajurao Gubuat

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