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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 state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found 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.
  • amour.esthelle@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Esthelle <amour.esthelle11@yahoo.com.cn>
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 19:57:02 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Dear One,


Dear One,

I am very delighted to have you by my side, it is the only way I can get to you after going through your profile, considering my present situation in which I found myself into.
I am Kouame Esthelle from ivory Coast age of 26 years, I am an orphan being hereby begging you for your assistance. I lost my mother when I was just 6yrs and since then my father took me so special, but it is sad to say that he also pass away due to some three days sickness. He was an Agrochemical dealer and also a Fertilizer importer during his days but before his death at the hospital he call me on his bed side and told me that he has an amount of Nine million, seven hundred thousand United state dollars, deposited in one of the leading banks here in ivory coast, so I should look for someone who I will Trust to help me invest this money In any safer place out side Africa who will stand as my guardian over this money so that I can further my education there and also for better investment.

I am just 20years old and a university undergraduate and really don't know what to do. So please I am pleading you, if you can help me to transfer this money to your country so that I can join you there to further my education and also for better investment of the money. Please try as much as possible to help me, as you can see , this money is my only hope rest now, and my whole life, so please try as much as possible to help me out of this distress and I promise you that you will never regret doing this to me.
I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards and also will be glade to have your full name, telephone and fax number so that I call you and also send you the contact of the bank for you to contact them and know their procedures on how to transfer this money to you in your country so that I can join you there for the continuation of my education and so for the better investment of the money..
Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded. I thank you for having read my message jr attentively leaves you to my E-mail anybody or you will write to me to give your agreement for this assistance. ( amour.esthelle@yahoo.fr )

Ms Kouame Esthelle



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