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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:

• 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.
  • cabinetpaulbouabre@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "ISABELLE CHEVALIER" <direction.05@tiscali.cz>
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:45:16 +0100
Subject: FELICITATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!FELICITATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Bonjour Mme / Mr,

Nous vous contactons par cette presente pour vous informer de votre
gain =E0 la loterie BILL GATES FONDATION.

Ceci n'=E9tant donc pas un spam ni un virus, veuillez trouver en fichier
joint votre
notification de gain.


APRES AVOIR PRIS CONNAISSANCE TU MESSAGE ATTACHE EN PIECE JOINTE VEUILLEZ=

TROUVER ICI LES COORDONNEES DE NOTRE AGENCE DE CONFIANCE GLOBALE.


CABINET D=92ETUDE DE MAITRE
PAUL BOUABRE
RESIDENCE BLANCHARD PLATEAU
01 BP 1856 ABIDJAN 01
cabinetpaulbouabre@yahoo.fr
Tel :00225 66 94 65 90
Fax :00225 21 36 39 65

Veuillez indiquer votre Nom, Pr=E9noms, Adresse Compl=E8te, Num=E9ro De T=
=E9l=E9phone,
Fax, email
=E0 Ma=EEtre PAUL BOUABRE qui charg=E9 de la proce dure de retrait de ga=
in.Apres
quoi il vous sera explique comment entrer en possession de votre lot.



Cordialement.

DIRECTRICE DES OPERATIONS:ISABELLE CHEVALIER


______________________________________
Prvot=F8=EDdn=ED cestovn=ED poji=B9t=ECn=ED rychle, jednodu=B9e, on-line.=

Nyn=ED nav=EDc s velkou slevou!

http://www.tiscali.cz/banner/adclick/cpoj.php

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam