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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:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "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.
  • prinsca_w2005@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: prinsca williams <prinsca_w2005@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: prinsca@portugalmail.pt
Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 08:48:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Good Day


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: prinsca_w2005@yahoo.com

From Prinsca Guei

Abidjan Cote D'ivoire


Dear Respectful,

Compliment of the season. I am Miss Prinsca Nadia Guei. The only survived daughter of the family of the assasinated General.Guei Robert. My father was the former president of the Republic of Cote'd'Ivoire,and in the year 2002 the rebels attacked my country and broke into our house and killed everybody including the servants.

My mother was killed,my father General Guei Robert was killed also,and the rest of my brothers even the guardians were killed.I was survived due to my educational engagement that kept me at the burden school. When I got the information that my father was killed and every body's corpse were exposed by the road side,I attempted killing myself,but a good sister in the same university safed my life.

I had come to understand that life is a stage and I am grateful to God that I am still alive to see what my father's enemys will be in future. My father made a deposit of $10.5 million USD in a bank here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire. Now I want to invest the money in your country for the protection of my life, if you can handle such a huge sum of investment, please get back to me as soon as possible to discuss, for example the investment plan and agreement procedure.

I will be happy if you can receive this funds and keep it safe I assure you 25% of this funds.I will need your tel/fax numbers so that we can commence communication.

I am waiting for your urgent response.

Please reply with your business profile.

Thanks and remain bless,

Gratefully treat as urgent,

Miss Prinsca Nadia Guei.



- prinsca

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