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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "hundred thousand u.s 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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "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.
  • mrsgracedavison@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: mrsgracedavison@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:45:36 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Mrs Grace Davison


From Mrs Grace Davison
Avenue 15, rue 12
Lot 1225, Deux Plateau
Abidjan-Cote D’ Ivoire
It's my pleasure to contact you for a business venture, though I have not met with you before but I believe one has to risk, confiding in someone to
succeed sometimes in life. It is the fear of betrayal from anyone around me here that confirms my decision to contact a neutral person like you. My late husband was a government Contractor and also into estate Management before his untimely death. There is this huge amount of money Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars ($8,500,000.00) which my late Husband Mr.Richard Davison deposited in a security storage house here in Abidjan before he was assassinated by unknown person because of political problem in the country .Now due to reason behind my late husband’s death I have decided to move out of the country with our only daughter and also to invest these money in your country safe enough outside Africa for security purposes. We want you to help us to transfer this fund to your country for investment purposes on the followings below:
I) International school or any moving business you know very in your country.
If you are sincerely ready to assist us email me (mrsgracedavison@hotmail.com) I am ready offer to you 10% of the total money for your assistance. I await your soonest response. Extend my warmest regards to your entire family. Thank you and God bless you.
Sincerely
Mrs Grace Davison.
Note; I am not asking you to send me money here; I will take care of the transfer expenses here.



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