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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:
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22507190695 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Brother David Solomon <davidsolomon0@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:58:31 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Urgent please contact the Bank


Dear ,Dr. Cravin D Moorhead,
Thank you for your email, please i want you to help me to transfer my money $36 million dollars to your country to your account in your country, note that this money is for donation for the orphanage homes and charity organisation. I am in Hospital and I don't know if I will survive the situation because of my cancer problem. Please contact the Bank where the money was deposited so that they can transfer the money to your account in your country.
I have all my trust in you and i know that you will execute the money according to my last wishes. Please contact this Bank and ask them to transfer the money to you immediately.

Here are the Bank contacts where the money was deposited.
African development Bank (ADB-CI)
Address 01 Bp Plateau Abidjan 01.
Ave: 15641 baulved Saint-Joseph
Abidjan Cote D’Ivoire.

Tel: +225 07 19 0695.
Fax: +225 09 25 5821.
Email: adb.ci@concultant.com
Managing Director
: DR MARTINS GREAN

Please send to me your telephone number so that we can talk and i can explain to you more on phone. thanks and may the Lord be with you.
David





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