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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:
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united state dollars" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • sylvie_guek_77@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: SYLVIE GUEI <sylvie_guek_77@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: rrsylvie_1@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 21:52:23 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Miss.Sylvie R.Guei. !! !! ATTENTION


From/: Miss.Sylvie R.Guei.
Please contact me through my private email box bellow for security reasons:(sylvie_guek_77@yahoo.fr)
ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST
WEST-AFRICA

Dear,

How are you?I hope all is well with you and your family if so thank be to God..
I decided to contact you ,for an assistance to stand as our manager/investor to the sum of ( Ten million,seven hundred thousand United State Dollars.(USD$10.700,000)

I am Miss.Sylvie guei, 23 years old and the only daughter of Mr&Mrs Robert Guei the former President of Cote d'Ivoire After my parents death during political clashes in Cote d'Ivoire, I discovered that my father has some fund with national trustee Security company which amounted to the sum of US$10,7M.
Since then my family has been constantly kept under strict surveilance while all my father's assets were consficated and seize by the present Government which left the family in total orphanage. Squel to this fact,after a due deliberation with my family members me decided to contact you to assist me to clear the consignment fund so that this fund could be wired into your account directly without any hitch. As soon as the fund has been wired into your account, for onward investment in your country,I like you to send me a Letter of Invitation to meet with you for a business investment.

I am just 23 years old and a university undergraduate and my junior brother Timothy Guei we really don't know what to do.This is because I and my brother have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast.The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life.

For your assistance, we are going to offering you 20% from the sum which amounts However, you have to really assure us and also we will like to go into agreement with you. If you agree to my terms, kindly as a matter of urgency send me an email. Due to surveilancy condition,and I am ready to send all the documents concerning the fund in the security company to you to enable you clear the fund from the security company.

Dear,we are in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards.Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.
Now permit me to ask these few questions:-
1. Can you honestly help us as your Sister and brother?
2. Can we completely trust you?
3. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the money is in your account?

I will also like you to give me your contact telephone to enable me call you from time to time.
Please help me I remind the need for absolute Confidentiality in this issue.If you do not feel comfortable with this Business proposal, do not hesitate to discontinue.

Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.
contact me ture this email:(sylvie_guek_77@yahoo.fr)

Yours faithfully,

Miss.Sylvie R. Guei




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