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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 orphan scam.
• 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.
  • frank_david1@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: Frank David <frank_david1@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:26:22 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Hello,


Hello,

My name is Mr Frank David the only son of late Mr Bob David,I am the only child of late Mr Bob David. My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant based in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast. He was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outing to discuss on a business trip.

Before the death of my late father he made a deposit of($6.000,000)with a security and finance company here in abidjan Cote D' Ivoire,where I am contacting you from. Now I have decided to move this fund out of this country to your country for investment purpose. I want you to assist me and receive this fund in your country.If acpected to assist me reply me back at my private email (frank_david1@yahoo.fr) so that we can proceed.

Anticipating to hearing from you.

Mr Frank David.

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