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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:
  • "urgent assistance" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • +22501873131 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: George and Juliet Idree <georgeandjuliet23@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <georgeandjuliet@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 00:30:48 +0000
Subject: From:George and Juliet Idree



From:George and Juliet IdreeFrom:Abidjan, Ivory coast.Email:george_juliet_idree@yahoo.comTele: 00225 018 731 31Urgent Assistance Please.
With warm heart I offer you my friendship, and I hope that this mail meets you in good time. However strange or surprising this letter might seem to you as we have not meet personally or had any dealings in the past, I humbly ask that you take due consideration of its importance and immense benefit.
I am the only son of Chief Phillip Idree from Sierra Leone. Iam 20 years old and my younger is 18 year old My late father, Chief Phillip Idree was a native of Nembe district in the Northern province of Sierra Leone, he was the ex-general Manager of Sierra Leone mining co-operation (S.L.M.C.) Freetown.
He died as a result of a car accident ,(may his soul rest in peace) but before he died ,He disclosed to me and my sister that he deposited the sum of ( $7,450,000.00)Sevean Million Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand United State Dollars in a private security company in Ivory coast, that the money was meant for the Cocoa export-business he wanted to establish in Abidjan,Ivory coast.
Although according to my father he deposited the money in a private security company, but he decleard it as Artcraft/Family valuables, He gave us the documents for the claims.(1)deposit certificates (2)Reciepts of payments,(3)Agreement paper which we will send to you if you wish.
We have arrived in Abidjan (Ivory coast) located the security company and comfirmed the safe. Now with most honest and confidentiality we are soliciting your assistance in the following ways:
(1)To stand as the foreign business partner of my late father(business assocate). (2)To retrieve the safe from the security.
(3) To move the money to your country for further investment Feel free, if you may have any questions to ask.Meanwhile I and my sister were prepared to offer you 15% of the total sum and 5% will be map out for any expences that may occure in this transaction.
Thank you and May Almigty God bless you for your kind assistance.
Waiting to hear from you urgently
Your's Sincerely,
George and Juliet Idree
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