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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:
  • "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 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.
  • alimahmohammed1@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: alimah mohammed <alimahmohammed2@hotmail.fr>
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2007 17:26:03 +0200
Subject: Mrs.Alimah Mohammed



Mrs.Alimah Mohammedfrom Ivory CoastWest Africa My Private email; alimahmohammed1@yahoo.fr Dearest Partner,I am Mrs Alimah Mohammed from Ivory Coast. I am a widow being that I lost my husband a couple of months ago. My husband was aserving director of the Cocoa exporting board until his death Hewas assassinated by the rebels following the political uprising. Before his death he deposited a consignment contained the sum $5.5M in one ofthe security company here in Abidjan. According to my late husband,the money is meant for unward transfer to his partner for theimportation of cocoaprocessing machine. I have plans to do investmentin your country, like realestate and industrial production.N/B:Please contact me immediately My Private email;;alimahmohammed1@yahoo.frThanksand best regards. Alimah Mohammed
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