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

Fraud email example:

From: jennifer mustapha <jennifermustaph@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 03:17:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Urgent assistance


In a brief introduction,

I am Miss Jennifer Mustapha, the only surviving daugther of late Dr. Aliu Mustapha, may his soul rest in perfect peace, before the death of my father, he was a cocoa merchant, and Gold dealer, and he was also in the Government of my country. He was assasinated with my mother and my two elder brothers by the rebels during the heat of the war in my country. The rebels claim that my father was in surport of the government during the war that divided my country into two part.

I am in the position of some
documents coverning the deposit of US$8 Million which
my late father deposited in one of the international
banks here in Abidjan. I have also verify the deposit
and it was confirmed to be true. This money is of no
criminal origin as it was realised from the alluvial
Gold dust, and cocoa.

I am soliciting for your kind assistance in
transferring of the this fund from the bank as my
father's business associate and have it invested into
profitable ventures in your country. You will also
serve as the guidean of this fund. I will give you
further and the contact of the bank here as soon as I
hear from you, and we will discuss terms and
percentage but you must treat as highly confidentail
and feel free to email me jennifermustaph@yahoo.com
I wait for your response.
Best wishes.

Miss Jennifer.



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