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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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.
  • james_alfred1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jamesalfred1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 12:01:52 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=3AJAMES=20ALFRED?=

FROM:JAMES ALFRED

Dear Sir,

I am James Alfred , first son to Late Dr Alfred Komah the former Financial
Director to Sierra-Leone Diamond Mining Corporation presently here in Abidjan
with the rest of my family.Before the unfortunate killing of my father he
deposited the sum of $8.5. eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars
with the Côte d'Ivoire bank for further remittance to abroad, the deposit
documents will be fax to you on receipt of interest.

Presently we have decided to move this funds out of the country for in immediate,and
in this regards we are contacting you to act as the proper beneficiary to
this Funds as to enable the bank in transferring this Fund to your nominated
bank account abroad for investment which will be of your guide line.

I and my mother has decided in compensating you properly for this noble
assistance which will beagreed within the both of us. Please do contactus
as soon as possible to know your interest and to discus the best /fastest
modalities of effecting this transaction within the shortest possible time
as we as so much anchors to live this country, as you can see we are not
secured here.

Please contact me through this e-mail address (james_alfred1@yahoo.com )as
Awaiting for your urgent
responds.

Regards and God bless.
James and sister

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