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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:
  • "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "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)
  • "million us 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)
  • "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.
  • d_g19871986@excite.com
  • hellen_williams008@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Hellen Williams <hellen_williams008@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:27:01 +0100 (CET)
Subject: hellen williams


>From Hellen Williams
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.
West Africa.
Alter Email ; ( d_g19871986@excite.com )

Dear Beloved,

I write to intimate you of a matter that requires an urgent attention.But briefly, I am Hellen Williams, the only daughter of late Chief Vincent Williams he was the chairman/CEO of the Sierra-Leone national Gold & Diamond Mining Corporation..
It is my pleasure communicating with you for the first time and believing that it will lead to a better relationship between us. I also hope you will not impede this trust and confidence I repose in you.My late father deposited a sum of US$1.5 Million US Dollars in a security company here in Abidjan,he made the deposit in one trunk box(cash), but the real content of the box was not disclosed to the security company officials as this was deposited as FAMILY VALUABLES(for security reasons) .
Before my father's death he gave me all the documents for the secret deposit he made in a security company in Abidjan.However I have gone to the security company to confirm the deposit, please I need your assistance urgently to clear and receive this money on my behalf as the beneficiary of the money. So that we can invest it in any business you consider profitable.
I assure you of the genuity of this proposal. I will particularly be happy if you can handle this transaction in the most confidential manner since the rest of my life solely depends on this fund.I will not hesitate to give you 20% or negotiable of the total sum for your assistance.
Thank for your anticipated co-operation, May God bless you.
Your Sincerely,
Hellen Williams.
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Cher Ami,
Je me nomme Williams Hellen,fille unique de Chief Vincent Williams.mon défunt père était directeur des finances dans mon pays avant son décès,il a été tué par les rebelles qui ont voulu prendre notre pays.Après la mort de mon défunt père, les rebelles ont menacé également de nous tuer et de bruler nos maisons et les voitures de mon père chose qu ils ont fait.
Nous nous sommes enfuis avec l aide de pecheurs en haute mer et on fut accueilli dans un camp de refugiés sans meilleure nourriture et sans moyens medicaux.le probleme qui me pousse à vous contacter est que vous m aidiez à recuperer l argent que mon pére a deposé qui est de 1millions 500milles dollards($1.5m)dans une société de valeurs immobilières ici à
abidjan avant sa mort et maintenant nous voulons que vous vous présentiez en tant que nouveau bénéficiaire de cet argent afin que la société de valeurs immobilières vous expédie de sorte que vous le receviez en votre nom.
Je vous donnerai les documents donnés à mon défunt père quand l'argent a été déposé et immédiatement je vous enverrai les informations complètes de contact de la société de valeurs immobilières de sorte que vous puissiez entrer en contact avec eux pour le dégagement du consignment.je vous donnerez 20% de tout l'argent après nous avoir aidés à l'espace libre et recevoir ce consignment(money) là dans votre pays pour investir.
Mon âge est 22 ans et mon petit frère a 19 ans, nous avons perdu notre mère quand il est né, nous souhaitons que vous soyez nos parents,nous n'avons pas de mauvaises
intentions.
Nous attendons de vos nouvelles sur ce address (Email Prive; hellen_williams008@yahoo.fr) des que possible.
Merci.
Hellen Williams.


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