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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:
  • "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.
  • hon.akotosujim@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dawson Nancy <nancy.dawsona@yahoo.com.vn>
Reply-To: nancy_1dawson@yahoo.it
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2008 22:50:39 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: Donation To Whom It May Concern.


Dear Child of God,

Compliements to you, i am mrs nancy dawson the wife of late mr Jeremy Dawson,who was a wealthy and well recognised gold and cocoa marchant based in abidjan cote'divoire. he was assasinated by his bussines associate in conjuction with his younger brother due to enviness.

but before his death he made a deposite of nine million five hundered thousand us dollars,
now i want a true child of God that i can donate this money to for the work of God and to the motherless babies home, because i am seriously affilicted with breast cancer and the doctor said i have few months to leave from today.

i can't let my money be a waste,i want to donate to the church for the work of God and to the motherless babies home 60% of the money,and 40% to you the reciever of the fund you can contact my attorney on: hon.akotosujim@sify.com,
for the release of the fund, i have instructed him on that and all documents concerning the fund are intact.
Waiting for your positive responces.

Mrs Nancy Dawson.



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