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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:
  • "million 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.
  • paul_martins012003@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: paul martin <p_martin012003@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:23:27 +0100 (BST)
Subject: From: Paul Martin


From: Paul Martin.

Hello Dear,

My name is Paul Martin and my junior sister is Deborah
Martins we are the only children of late Dr and Mrs
Nana Martins, Before the death of our father he was a
big exporter of Cocoa and coffee in Cote D’ivoire. our
father was killed by the rebels group in Cote
D’ivoire.

He give us a secret concerning a deposit he made in
security company in Abidjan Cote d'ivoire West Africa.
He deposit the sum of US$18. 5 million dollars in my
name.

I would love you to come here in person so that we
will meet face to face to be able to go together to
the security company to move this money out of
security company in Cote d’Ivoire.

Our fathers relatives made some attempts on our life
in order to inherite our fathers wealth. Due to this
attitude of our father's relatives, since our mother
was already dead, We decided to run to Abidjan where
we are presently living in a Pastors house.

I am sincerely solicit your assistance to help us move
the moeny for investment in your country. Your reward
for the assistance your are to render to me is
negotiable. Please do reply to this email address:
paul_martins012003@yahoo.co.uk

Sincerely yours,
Paul Martins.


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