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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • +22546063053 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: jack.alannah1@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 21:46:41 +0100
Subject: From Jack Alannah/Appeal for Assistance.


>From Jack Alannah/Appeal for Assistance.

Dear Respectful ONE,

My tellephon Please call +225
460 630 53

INTRODUTION

Greetings in the name of God.i am Jack Alannah from Sierra Leone the only
son of late Engineer Alannah, i am writing you from Rep of Cote d'Ivoire
where i Have been taking refuge after the brutal war and Murder of my
parents by the rebels during the renewed Fighting in our country Sierra
Leone.

Because of the war my late Father sold his shipping company and took me to a
nearby country Cote d'Ivoire where he deposited US$18, 300,000.00
Million(Eighteen Million Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in
his foreign account with one of the prime bank here in Cote d'Ivoire.

Please i have prayed before contacting you with the trust in God that you
will be of help to me and coupled with the current political situation in
Cote d'Ivoire now,
I am honourably seeking for your assistance to transfer this Money to your
account for a good investment Project in your country,

(1) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 15years.
(2) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my
Education and to secure a resident permit in your country

I am willing to offer you 25% of the total sum for Your assistance and in no
way connected with any illegal transaction, Please Help me to get out of
this terrible situation and our Almighty God will bless you.

Please Kindly send this information to enable me proceed to the bank for
registration and introduction of your name officially to the bank as my late
father foreign partner so that the bank will recognised you and advice you
on what to do to enable them transfer the money to your account without any
problem.

Below is the needed information

Your full name.........
Your telephone number and fax number.......
Your occupation.........
Your house and office address........




May the Almighty God bless all of us and lead us through.
THANKS
Best Regards,
Jack Alannah

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