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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:
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • dl10l@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Darlington lamine." <lamined01@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: dl10l@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 15:37:32 +0000
Subject: Mr.Darlington lamine.


Dear Sir,
Please permit me your attention to introduce to your
organization a very lucrative business. I work as a
junior executive in a consultancy firm. My name is
Mr.Darlington lamine.
My boss is in business with one of the greatest
business Mongols of all time.We are talking about
Alhaji Mabolo Dongo.The president of Dongo Group of
Farms.The owner of the biggest cattle farm in West
Africa and The Biggest fish farmer.This is the man
they call the food basket of Africa. His cocoa and
palm tree plantations are the biggest and his
vegetable oil plants are located in the 16 West
African countries.
Now my boss supplies this Business magnet an essential
vaccine at the price of US4,900. per carton, and
sometimes we supply up to 2000 or 3000 cartons.
Briefly,I am contacting you because my boss traveled
to china and he will be there for two month. Now,I
received a letter from the Dongo Group, requesting two
thousand cartons supply of the vaccine.I have called
back to the Dongo Group and informed them that my boss
traveled,he will not be back soon and since they need
the vaccine urgently,that I will introduce them
directly to the Manufacturers of the vaccine from
where my boss buy.
The President of the Dongo Group invited me to his
Presence and I confirmed my word to him, and he
promised me his confidence and to deal only with me if
I can do this.
HOWEVER I TOLD HIM THAT THE MANUFACTURERS RECEIVE 70%
ADVANCE PAYMENT BEFORE THEY WILL SELL THE VACCINE.
I know where my boss buy this vaccine in Europe. The
Price of the vaccine is US$2000. per carton. I will
need you to contact Alhaji Mabolo Dongo and Inform him
that you are the manufacturer of the vaccine and that
you will sell to him at the price of US$4,400 per
carton. You will inform him to make 70% advance
payment as is the Procedure.He will not hesitate to
send the money immediately.
If your organization is interested to be my partners
in this transaction, please contact me immediately in
my private mailbox. The box is dl10l@yahoo.fr:,so that we can discuss on how
to execute this lucrative deal.
Truly yours,
Mr.Darlington lamine.

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