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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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• 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 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.
  • cdjriga@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "celine djriga" <celinedjriga09@msn.com>
Reply-To: cdjriga@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:09:25 +0000
Subject: From Celine Djriga

>From : Celine Djriga
Note:please reply to my private e-mail box below:
(cdjriga@yahoo.fr)

I pray the Almighty God every day to assist me, that&rsquo;s why I write
to you today, I hope you are the right person God has led me to.



I am Celine Djriga, 20 years old, the unique daughter of Julius
Djriga, former director of CIE (Ivorian Electricity Company) in
Côte d'Ivoire ( West Africa ), assassinated in 2006 during a
robbery in the capital. My mother died when I was 10. After my
father&rsquo;s death, I was informed by his lawyer that I was the heir to
a sum of 3 million 500 thousand euros (3500 000 Euros). This sum is
in a bank here but placed in escrow account for 10 years, which
means I cannot claim this money before a period of 10 years. The
Director of the bank suggested I find a foreign trustworthy person
living abroad so that the money can be transferred to his account.
This is the only way I can come in possession of my heritage before
10 years.



It is the reason why I come to you so that you can be that person
who can help me.

I beg you for the love of God, please help me, I suffer too much.




* I would give you 20% of my heritage.

* 5% for any expenses you would have to do to obtain all documents
relating to transferring the funds to your account.

ONCE AGAIN I ask you to help me with all the love of God.

Thank you and may God protect you and your family.

You can send me mail at

E-mail address above(cdjriga@yahoo.fr)
Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Miss Celine Djriga

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