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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:
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "million us 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)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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 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.
  • +22507181943 (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.
  • dan_johns_anna@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • johns_anna@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: <danieljohnson@centrum.cz>
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:26:36 +0100
Subject: From Mr.Daniel Johnson and sister


From Mr.Daniel Johnson and sister
Private and Confidential
Abidjan - C=C3=B4te d'Ivoire
private(dan_johns_anna@yahoo.fr)


My dear ,

It is our pleasure to contact you for a business
venture which I and my Sister,intend to establish in
your country.Though we have not met with you before
but we believe, one has to risk confiding in someone
to succeed sometimes in life.There is this amount of
FIFTEEN Million US Dollars ($15.000.000.00)which our late Father deposite=
d in a private security company here in Abidjan Capital city of Cote d'Iv=
oire which he wanted to used for his political ambition in our Country be=
fore he was assassinated.

Now I and my sister have decided to invest these money
in your country or anywhere safe enough for security and political reason=
s.We want you to help us contact the security company here as my late fat=
hers foreign business partner and the beneficiary of the deposited trunk =
box containing the fund and give them immediate instruction to release an=
d deliver the trunk box to you through their
international diplomatic courier service to your
Country.

As soon as you comfirm the trunk box to your possession, I and my only si=
ster will come over to meet you for the possible investment and continue =
our education in your country.We will like to invest part of the money in=
to these three investment in your Country but, if there is any other busi=
ness that is better than our suggestion, wewill be very glad to follow yo=
ur advice.you can cell me us this +225 07 18 19 43,or private email;(dan_=
johns_anna@yahoo.fr)

1). Real estate
2). The transport industry
3). Five star hotel

If you can be of an assistance to us we will be
pleased to offer to you 20% Of the total fund while
the balance will be invested by you.

We await your soonest response.

Respectfully yours,
Mr. Daniel Johnson and sister

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