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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:
  • "hundred thousand u.s dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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.
  • harrisonfamily2@yahoo.ca

Fraud email example:

From: charles harrison <charrison@hotmail.ro>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 17:22:12 +0200
Subject: From Charles and Rose


From Charles and Rose Harrison
Private and Confidential
Abidjan - Cote d'Ivoire.
Reply us to this ({mailto:harrisonfamily2@yahoo.ca - harrisonfamily2@yahoo.ca}

Dear sir,

Itis my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I and mySister,intend to establish in your country. Though we have not met w ithyou before but we believe, one has to risk confiding in someone tosucceed sometimes in life. There is this amount of $8.5.eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars which our late father deposited with asecurity company in Abidjan Capital city of Cote d'Ivoire which hewanted to used for his political ambition in our Country before he was assassinated.

Now we have decided to invest this money in yourcountry or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security andpolitical reasons. We want you to help us claim and receive theconsignment which will be sent to you through diplomatic means to youraddress to avoid any traces of the funds and to enable you plan for theinvestment in your Country.

Wewill like to invest part of themoney into these three investments in your Country but, if there is anyother business that is better than our suggestion, we will be very gladto follow your advice.

1). Real estate
2). The transport industry
3). Five star hotel
Ifyou can be of an assistance to us we will be pleased to offer to you10% Of the total fund while the balance will be invested by you.

I await your soonest response.

Respectfully yours,

Charles and Rose Harrison.



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