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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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • cedricdecker22@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: cedric decker <ekcc51@hotmail.fr>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:22:19 +0200
Subject: FROM CEDRIC DECKER



FROM CEDRIC DECKERABIDJAN, COTE D' IVOIRE.WEST AFRICA.

DEAR RESPECTFUL, MY NAME IS(CEDRIC DECKER)NATIONALITY SIERRA LEONE. IAM 21 YEARS OLD,A STUDENT, I STUDY MARKETING IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN THE UNIVERSITY. I LOST MY FATHER YEARS BACK HE DIED DRURING THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN MY COUNTRY. MY LATE FATHER WAS ONE OF THE DIRECTORS UNDER TIJAN KABBAH GOVERNMENT. MY MOTHER IS AGED SHE IS 62 YEARS NOW. I HAVE ONE YOUNGER SISTER WE ARE ALL LEAVING IN COTE D'IVOIRE SINCE PAST SIX MONTHS.IT IS MY DESIRE TO WRITE YOU FROM MY HEART HOPING THAT YOU WILL NOT BETRAY US.
MY LATE FATHER DIVERTED SOME HUGE SOME OF MONEY IN A TRUNK BOX WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH ONE SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN WHEN HE WAS ALIFE. IN FACT IN A BRIFE INTRODUTION ALL THE INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU. BUT MIND YOU THAT THE SECURITY COMAPNY DID NOT KNOW THE CONTENTS OF THE TRUNK BOX BECAUSE HE DEPOSITED IT UNDER THIER CARE AS FAMILY VALUABLE ITEM. THE MONEY IN QUESTION IS US$10,500,000.00(TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS ).NOW WE ARE SEEKING FOR A TRUSTED PERSON WHO WILL RECEIVE THIS MONEY INTO HIS / HER ACCOUNT FOR ONWARD INVESTMENT. HOWEVER,WHAT WE NEEDED FROM YOU IS YOUR GOOD ASSISTANCE IN HELPING US CLAIMING THE SAID SUM FROM THE SECURITY COMAPNY TO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY SINCE WE ARE INEXPERENCED IN THE WORLD OF BUSINESS, THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT. ALL DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE DEPOSIT MAY BE GIVEN TO YOU FOR YOUR VERIFICATION. WE REALLY NEED TO MOVE THE FUND OUT OF THIS COUNTRY TO ABROAD. I AND THE REST OF MY FAMILY HAVE DECIEDED TO GIVE YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE. THE WORLD IS FULL OF BAD PEOPLE PLEASE CAN YOU PROVE YOUR GEUNUITY TO US FOR US TO HAVE YOU AS A PARTNER. SORRY I AM NOT SAYING YOU ARE BAD PERSON BUT CONSIDER THAT THIS IS MONEY AND HOW THE MONEY WAS GOTTEN. IT IS INHERITACE AND LAST HOPE. SHOW YOUR INTEREST AND WE PROCEED ON THE NEXT STEP OF ACTION. AFRICA IS NO LONGER CONDUSIVE FOR US TO STAY
OUR BEST REGARDS.
PLEASE WRITE ME AT (cedricdecker22@yahoo.fr)CEDRIC DECKER ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY
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