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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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  • sussan_mark_2006@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: sussan mark <sussan_mark_2006@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 11:43:13 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT REPLY


FROM--SUSSAN MARK

AMINA GUEST HOUSE HOTEL

ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE

Email: (sussan_mark_2006@yahoo.fr)

ATTENTION, DEAR

MY NAME IS SUSSAN MARK .THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF MR ANTHONY MARK OF ZIMBABWE A WELL KNOWN FARMER.

IT MIGHT BE A SURPRISE TO YOU WHERE I GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS, I GOT IT FROM ABIDJAN INFORMATION BUREAU.

DURING THE CURRENT CRISES AGAINST THE FARMERS OF ZIMBABWE BY THE SUPPORTERS OF OUR PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE TO CLAIM ALL THE WHITE OWNER FARMS IN OUR COUNTRY, HE ORDERED ALL THE WHITE FARMERS TO SURRENDER THEIR FARMS TO HIS PARTY MEMBERS AND THEIR FOLLOWER. MY FATHER WAS ONE OF THE BEST FARMERS IN THE COUNTRY AND KNOWING THAT HE DID NOT SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT'S POLITICAL IDEOLOGY,THE PRSIDENT'S SUPPORTERS INVADED MY FATHER'S FARM BURNT DOWN EVERYTHING,SHOT HIM AND AS RESULT OF THE WOUNDS SUSTAINED,HE BECAME SICK AND DIED AFTER TWO DAYS IN A HOSPITAL .AND AFTER HIS DEATH, I DECIDED TO MOVE OUT OF ZIMBABWE FOR THE SAFETY OF MY LIVES TO ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE.

BUT, BEFORE HE DIED HE WROTE HIS WILL, WHICH READS(MY BELOVED DAUHGTER, I WISH TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SUM OF (12.5 MILLION US.DOLLARS) WHICH I DEPOSITED IN A BANK IN ABIDJAN IN CASE OF MY ABSENCE ON EARTH CAUSED BY DEATH ONLY,TAHT I SHOULD SOLICIT FOR A RELIABLE FOREIGN PARTNER TO ASSIST ME TRANSFER THE MONEY INTO HIS ACCOUNT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES.AND HE TOLD ME THAT HE DEPOSITED THE MONEY WITH MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN AND IT CAN BE CLAIMED BY ME OR WHOEVER I GIVE THE POWER TO TRANSFER IT .

I HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTS WITH ME HERE RIGHT NOW THAT PROVE THE EXISTING OF THE FUND.

FROM THE ABOVE,YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT THE LIVES AND FUTURE OF I DEPENDS ON THIS MONEY.
AS MUCH,I WILL BE VERY GRATEFUL IF YOU CAN ASSIST ME.I AM NOW LIVING IN ABIDJAN AS POLITICAL ASYLUM SEEKERS AND THE FINANCIAL LAW OF ABIDJAN-COTE D' IVOIRE DOES NOT ALLOW ASYLUM SEEKERS SUCH HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY.


IN VIEW OF THIS ,I WANT TO INVEST THIS MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY ,HENCE I AM ASKING YOU TO ASSIST ME TRANSFER THIS MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES.

FOR YOUR EFFOTRS, I AM PREPARED TO OFFER YOU 10%OF THE TOTAL FUND, WHILE 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE ANY EXPENSES MADE.85% WILL BE KEPT FOR THE INVESTMENT PURPOSES.

FINALLY, MODLITIES ON HOW THE TRANSFER WILL BE DONE WILL BE CONVEYED TO YOU ONCE WE ESTABLISH TRUST AND CONFIDENCE BETWEEN OURSELVES.

LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR URGENT REPLY FOR DETAILED INFORMATION AND HOW THE TRANSFER SHOLUD BE PROCEED. NOTE THE KEY WORD TO THIS TRANSACTION IS 100%RISK FREE SO YOU DON'T NEED TO ENGULF ANY FEAR WITHIN YOU BECAUSE I HAVE ALL THE DUCOMENTS THAT PROVE THE LEGALITY OF THE FUND.


PLEASE YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBER IS ALSO NEEDED AND AS SOON AS YOU REPLY ALL THE DOCUMENTS WILL BE FAX TO YOU FOR YOUR CONFIRMATION AND CONTACT OF THE BANK IN ABIDJAN HERE WHERE MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED THE FUND WILL BE GIVING TO YOU IMMEDIATELY.

NOW I AM IN A HOTEL HERE HIDING JUST TO SAVE MY LIFE BUT AFTER THE TRANSFER OF THE FUND I WILL COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION .

THANKS AND WATING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.PLEASE REPLY ME THROUGH THIS MY EMAIL (sussan_mark_2006@yahoo.fr)

BEST REGARD

SUSSAN .MARK.



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