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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)
  • ",000,000" (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.
  • cmrsmarie@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "marie m" <mariefivelove@msn.com>
Reply-To: cmrsmarie@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:47:24 +0000
Subject: From Madam Marie Emile Boga Doudou

From Madam Marie Emile Boga Doudou
Lot 1225,Deux Plateau
Abidjan, Ivory Coast

It's my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I and my Son
Ben intend to establish in your country,Though I have not meet with you
before but I believe one has to risk and confiding in someone to succeed
sometimes in life.

There is this huge amount of money Ten Million Euros(10,000,000.00 EUROS)
which my late Husband Mr Emile Boga Doudou deposited in a fixed deposite /
Domicillary account in a bank here in ivory coast Abidjan before he was
assasinated by unknown persons.Now my son and I decieded to invest these
money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Ivory Coast for
security purposes.We want you to help us to transfer

this fund to your country for investment purposes on the followings below:

1). Telecommunication
2). International School
3). Five star hotel or any other business venture you know we can

invest these money i mean lucrative business in your country, And for good
work of humanity and also to help the motherless and less privilege ones all
over the world.

If you can be of an assistance to us we will be pleased to offer to you
worth ever you want out Of the total fund. Please reply me through my
private mail address for seccurity reasons: cmrsmarie@yahoo.fr I await your
soonest response and Extend my warmest regards to your entire family.

Thank you and God bless you.
Sincerely
Mrs. Marie Cute.

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