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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "dying widow" 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.
  • address.mrs_lulu_allam@yahoo.co.jp

Fraud email example:

From: Lulu Allam <lulu_allam16@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mrs_lulu_allam@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 10:13:11 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Assalalm-alikum


>From Mrs lulu allam. ABIDJAN COTE D' IVOIRE
05 B.P 107 B.P 07 ABIDJAN .
 
Assalalm-alikum Warahmatuilahe wa barakatuh,
With Due Respect And Humanity, I was compelled to write to you under a humanitarian ground. My name is Mrs lulu allam. from Ísland, I am 64yrs old,I am married to late  Engr. allam jasim who worked on oil company in Cote d'I voire. before he retired  in the year 2003. He died in the year 2006 after a Cadiac Arteries Operation.
 
We were married for 38 years without a child. And Recently, My Doctor told me that I would not last for the next six months due to my cancer problem (cancer of the lever and stroke). When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum Of $14.6.Million in one of the finance firm here in Abidjan capital of Cote d'Ivoire for safe keeping.
 
Presently this money is still in the Vault of the finance firm.Having known my condition I decided to hand over this money to an individual,Brother or sister that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein.
 
I want that you use this money according to the desire of my late.husband to help the Less privilaged,orphanages,and propagating the word of Allah. I took this decision because I dont have any child that will inherit this money, And I dont want in away where this money will be used in an unGodly way.. This is why I am taking this decision to hand you over this money.
 
I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going.I want you to always remember me in your daily prayers because of my up coming Cancer Surgery.
 
Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I have Stated herein. Hope to receive your urgent reply. Due to the present condition of my health,I was warned by my doctor to avoid receiving or making any call.You can always reach me through this my private email address.mrs_lulu_allam@yahoo.co.jp
 
Yours Sister in Islam,
Mrs lulu allam

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