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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:
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  • +22506444694 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • charles_wilson300@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: charles wilson <c_wilsonm@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <charles_wilson300@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 07:01:41 +0200
Subject: RESPECTABLE DEAR TO ASSIST ME.



RESPECTABLE DEAR TO ASSIST ME. WITH DUE RESPECT,I WISH TO INTRODUCE MY HUMBLE SELF TO YOU. I AM THE ONLY SON OF DR DANIEL WILSON OF SIERRA LEONE WHO WAS ASSASINATED BY THE NEW PRESIDENT OF SIERRA LEONE. MY REASON OF CONTACTING YOU IS TO ASSIST ME CLAIM A TRUNK BOX DEPOSITED BY MY LATE FATHER WHO WAS ASSASINATED BY THE INCUNBENT PRESIDENT OF SIERRE LEONE. THE SUM OF $6,200,000.00 IN THE TRUNK BOX BUT WAS REGISTERED WITH THE BANK AS VALUABLES FOR SAFEKEEPING. THE BANK HAVE NO KNOWLADGE OF THE MONEY,BUT AS VALUABLES. PRESENTLY I AM IN A HOTEL IN ABIDJAN FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS FOR COLLECTION. THEREFORE, I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE URGENTLY TO HELP ME INFORM THE BANK AS THE BENEFICIARY TO RELEASE THE BOX TO ME OR TRANSFER THE TRUNK BOX TO YOUR COUNTRY. IN ADDITION, OR YOU CONFIRM YOUR VISIT TO BANK OF AFRICA ABIDJAN IN PERSON FOR THE COLLECTION ON MY BEHALF.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVED THIS MASSAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION. I AM WILLING TO GIVE YOU 40% OF THE TOTAL MONEY. BEST REGARDS,
CHARLES WILSON.Tel:+225 06 444 694
FOR FURTHER RESPONSE CONTACT ME HERE ONLY(charles_wilson300@yahoo.com)
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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam