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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:
  • "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.
  • angela_goan@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: angela_goran@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:57:17 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?IN=20NEED=20OF=20ASSISTANCE?=

IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE
FROM ANGELA GORAN
TEL : 0022508814918
Email : angela_goan@yahoo.com

Dear Sir,
It took us a long time to make up mind to let you know about this business
proposal I am to introduce to you. It is because we don't want to throw
away golden opportunity I have by involving the wrong person . I do hope
that you will not let us down because this is something that will be of
mutual benefit to both of us. As indicated above, my name is Eugene and
my sister Angela we are the only son and daughter of the rebel leader JOHN
GORAN from sudan. My father was arrested by the present government for planing
to overthrew his government.Though we do not know to what extend you are
familiar with events and disturbances in Sudan. However, during the disturbances
and prior to my father's arrest,

He gave us a certificate meant for a secret deposit he made in a parivat
Bank here Abidjan. The deposit is worth $ 7.5m million US) On the strength
of the above, we fled to Abidjan with my sister where we I presently residing.
However we have gone to the Bank to confirm the deposit and inform them
that my father's foreign partner is coming to transfer the money to his
accountr. Therefore, we solicit for your assistance (hoping that you are
honest and trustworthy) in transferring the money out of Africa for business
world. You will be compensated adequately for your participation in this
transaction.

For the propose of security and to guarantee hitch-free transaction, as
soon as you receive this message. You must maintain absolute confidentillity
to ensure success.you can call us on this number 0022508814918 or Email:
above
Awaiting your immediate response.

Best Regard,

Angela Goran

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