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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found 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.
  • +22566347640 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "pascal zadi" <pascalpz01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: pascalzadi@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:40:29 +0200
Subject: Hello Dear


Hello Dear
I am happy meeting you,
My name is Pascal Zadi I hope this mail finds you well & healthy and i hope
we can established a relationship since we are meeting for the first time,i
have gone through fasting and prayers asking God to lead me to a trust
worthy person who will help me with this transaction and it interests me to
contact you aftter my prayers for an assistance to help me transfer this Sum
of 10.7 Million USA dollars my father deposited in a bank here in Cote
d'Ivoire before he was assasinated.i like honesty,trust,love,truth,caring,&
respect,i have all this qualities in me and i believe you have all this
qualities too, that is why i decided to contact you for this transaction,i
will like you to contact me as soon as possible so that we can know
ourselves better. you can as well call me on phone (00225 6634 7640) Thanks
and hoping to hear from you soonest
Pascal Zadi

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