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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "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.
  • marie_jeffery_blaise2005@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Marie Jeff <mariejeff4@yahoo.co.id>
Reply-To: marie_jeffery_blaise2005@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 19:19:20 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: From: Marie and Jeffery Blaise.


From: Marie and Jeffery Blaise.
( marie_jeffery_blaise2005@yahoo.fr)

Dearest One,

I am Marie Blaise, the only duagther of late former Director of finance,Chief PHILLIP BLAISE of Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation.west Africa.
We must confess our agitation is real, and our words is our bond, in this proposal.

Iam 19year old and my brother Jeffery is 15yrs.
Our late father was the Director of finance of Gold and diamond industry in my country,he was brutally murdered by the govt forces during the renewed disastrous civil war in my country. before he was murdered, he has deposited some money with a security company here in Abidjan ( capital of cote divoire) where I am residing under political asylum with my younger brother jeffery Blaise.

Now the war in our country is over with the help of ECOMOG soldiers, the present government of Sierra Leone has revoked the passport of all officers who served under the former regime and now ask countries to expel such person at the same time freeze their account and confiscate their asset, it is on this note that I am contacting you.

All we needed from you is to furnish us with your contacts particulars:
1) Full Name.
2) Home Address.
3) Private telephone and Fax number,

For you to assist me transfer the box containing the money from the security company to your country, whereby as soon as you recieve the fund you will arrange for me and jeffery to leave Africa to your country for our proper upbringing and proper investment of the fund which you are going to be the director, and initiator of any blue chip business of your choice. and you will become our guidian.

The said amount is (Eight Million Five hundred thounsand Dollars) $8.5 Million.
we are compensating you with 15 % of the total money amount, now all my hope is banked on you and we really wants to invest this money in your country, were their is stability of Government, political and economic welfare.
Honestly we want you to believe that this transaction is real, and its a true life story of our situation at this moment.

Please i and my little brother count on you for this assistance.
Our late father Chief PHILLIP BLAISE, gave me the (photocopies of the certificate of deposit issued to him by the security company on the day of deposit) as a legal proof of deposit.

If you wish we will send it to you for you to clarify and be sure it is legitimate,because, we do not expose our self to anybody we see, we believe that you are able to keep this transaction secret for us because this money is the hope of our life, it is important to us.

Please write to us immediately after you must have gone through my message feel free and make it urgent. We are also offering you 3 % of the total money, in case of any unforseen expenses that might arise during the course of this transaction.

N.B: Try and negotiate for us some profitable blue chip investment opportunities which is risk free which we can invest with this money when it is transferred to your country, personally I am interested in estate management and hotel business.

please advise me. mail us back at (marie_jeffery_blaise2005@yahoo.fr) immediately you receive this message for more explanation.And promise me and my younger brother to be a guidian considering our situation and not to betray us.

Thanks and God bless.

Best regards,

MARIE AND JEFFERY BLAISE


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