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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "account in your country or any safer place" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • missstella005@yahoo.com
  • missstella005@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: Stella Robinson <missstella004@yahoo.com.au>
Reply-To: missstella4u@web.de
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 06:52:25 +1000 (EST)
Subject: From Miss Stella Robinson


>From Miss Stella Robinson
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire
West Africa
Email Please reply me in this email missstella005@yahoo.com
Tel 0025 07 43 35 60
Dearest Chosen Partner,


Good Morning,I know that this mail may come to you as a surprise but in regards to the humanity ,I know you will give it a positive approach and help me.
I am Miss. Stella Robinson from Ivory Coast. I am an Orphan
being that I lost my Father a couple of months ago.My Father was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting board here in Ivory Coast until his death .
He was assassinated last january by the rebels following the political uprising. Before his death he made a deposit of fifteen Million five hundred thousand USA Dollars uS$15,5m)here in Côte d´Ivoire in security company .This fund he intended to buy a cocoa processing machine.
I want you to help me for to retrieve this fund out from the security company and transfer it to your account in your country or any safer place as you will be the beneficiary and recipient of the fund .
I have plans to do investment in your country, like real estate and industrial production. This is my reason for writing to you. Please I will appreaciate your interest in helping me by replying to this message urgently.
Please reply me with this email address missstella005@yahoo.com

Thanks and best regards .
Miss Stella Robinson





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