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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.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22566340916 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • engrbrice_adodo@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: engrbrice_adodo@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:11:39 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Good day friend


I am Engr.Brice Adodo of Tullow Oil companies plc here in Acajou South prospect area approximately 24 km off the coast of Cote d'ivoire West Africa.www.tullowoil.com

I here by attempt to reach you via your internet email,regarding the transfer of ($25.5 million) kindly note;this is a deal hope you will handle it very well confidential.

If interested then you should forward your details so that I can submit them to the bank here for approval and authorisation of the transfer of fund as one of the contractors who excute a project of laying of the oil pipe lines for our company and to be paid this amount along with other
contractors.

These are the transfer and the authorisation requirements:-
[1] Name: ________________________________
[2] Address: ____________________________
[3] Age: _________________________________
[4] Sex: _________________________________
[5] Telephone: __________________________
[6] Fax: _________________________________
[7] Occupation status: __________________
[8] International passport: __________________
[9] Indentification card: __________________
(10) Full bank informations;_______________
Please get back to me to enable us discuss further, I hope to hear from you in no distant time

Best regards
Engr.Brice Adodo.
Tel;+225 6634 0916
Please Reply to my Private Email; Engrbrice_adodo@yahoo.fr



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