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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.
  • +22508157757 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: mariam alfarouk <mariam_farouk15@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: mariam_farouk001@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:44:35 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: urgent reply


MARIAM ALFAROUK
ABIDJAN, COTE D IVOIRE
TEL 00225 0815 7757

Dearest,
I am Mrs. Mariam Alfarouk, and I need your cooperation in investment assistance. I am in Ivory Coast with my son, and I would like that you write to me directly to my email address concerning my deposit (my box which contains the sum of 7.5 million dollars), which I have deposited in a reputable security company here in ABIDJAN, COTE D I'VOIRE.

Thank you and May God bless you.
Mariam Alfarouk.


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