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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:
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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.
  • jamesalfred34@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "James" <jamesalfredinfo@myway.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 19:11:50 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Dear Friend:




DABIDJAN-COTE D IVOIRE Dear Family. I am James Alfred, First son to Late Dr. Alfred Kamara the former Financial Director to Sierra-Leone Diamond Mining Corporation presently here in Abidjan with the rest of my family before the unfortunate killing of my father he deposited the sum of $8.5. Million u.s dollars with a bank in europe.Presently we have decided to move this funds out from the bank for immediate investment, And in this regards we are contacting you to act as the proper beneficiary to this funds. As to enable the bank in transferring this funds to your nominated bank account abroad for investment which will be of your guide line. And my mother has decided in compensating you properly for this noble assistance which will beagreed within the both of us. Please do contact us as soon as possible to know your interest and to discuss the best / fastest modalities of effecting this transaction within the shortest possible time as we are so much anchors to live this
country, As you can see we are not secured here. Immediately i hear from you i will send you the contact details of the bank in europe for you to contact them and make transfer of the funds to your personal account in your country. Please send us the follwoing informations in your reply for you to contact the bank immediately for transfering of the funds to your personal account in your country. Info needed: 1 Full names and age:2 Contact address:3 Personal phone and fax number:4 Any identity:5 Your country: We await for your urgent responds for you to contact the bank in europe and transfer the funds immediately. Please contact me through this e-mail address: JamesAlfred34@aim.com Regards and god bless, James and Mother.

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