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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:
  • "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.
  • svk_114@hotmail.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:05:09 +0200
Subject: From Miss Lilian Alexandra.


From Miss Lilian Alexandra.
Avenue 11, Quartier Rose Atecoube.
Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire.
West Africa.
Dearest,

I know this mail will disturb your mind over my condition, but in a brief
introduction,

My name is Ms Lilian Alexandra the only Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alexandra
Golcaves. I am a France nationality, presently I am in Ivory coast. My
father was an Engineer by profession till his death, we live in Ivory Coast
as my father works there as Engineer in the oil company.

My only hope which is my mother died last year as she was always think of
my father because my father loves my mother so much and after the death of
my father my mother refused to get another man as husband due to the love
she had for me and my mother always love to see me by her side.

I have inheritance of $6.2 Million which my father kept in a bank for his
own personal use before he died and Now I want you to help me stand as my
late father's business partner and claim the money out from the bank where
he deposited it. Now it is my pleasure to contact you believing that it
will lead to a better relationship between us.

I have this inheritance of this money $USD 6.2 Million. As soon as you
claim the money out I will give you 25% of the money while you help me and
invest my own part of the money in good venture.

I will give you more detail with a copy of my passport as soon as I hear
from you and for your reply contact me at my confidential email id:
svk_114@hotmail.fr

Kinds Regards
Ms Lilian Alexandra Golcaves.

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