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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:

• 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.
  • +22508313174 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • marialobi5@web.de
  • marialobi@yahoo.com.au
  • arialobi@yahoo.com.au

Fraud email example:

From: maria lobi <marialobi5@web.de>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 10:05:27 +0200
Subject: From: Mrs Maria Lobi.




maria lobi <marialobi5@web.de> schrieb am 20.10.05 09:13:34:


From: Mrs Maria Lobi.
Rue 12 Avenue williamsville Abidjan,
Republic of Cote D' Ivoire.
Phone.+225 08-31-31-74
( marialobi@yahoo.com.au )
Dearest Friend,

I know my message will come to you as a surprise but don't worry I was totally convinced to write you in reference of the transfer of Eight million Five Hundred united states dollars (US$8.5000,000.) to your account for onward investment in a lucrative business in your country.
I am Mrs Maria Lobi the second wife of the former chief of defence staff Late General George Lobi of Guinea Bissau. My late husband was killed on 30th November 2001 following his role as a rebel leader against the past Government of Guinea Bissau as of 1998.

Following his death on this political crisis, we were forced to leave our country to Abidjan the capital city of Cote d'Ivoire for our life sake. It is here in Abidjan that he deposited this money in a bank. I got to know about this information and as well able to recover all the relevant documents regards to this deposit in his study, when we were about to run from my country on his death.If you are ready and truly disposed to assist us in transferring of this fund kindly write me through my above address .

More information about the transferring of this funds legally follows immediately after your positive reply. please we have agreed to offer you 25% of the total funds and 5% is mapped outside for any expenses that might be incurred in the course of this transaction.

N/B please kindly contact my son Lawrence Lobi through this number (+ 225 08-31-31-74) for more informations as he is more conversant with the english language.


Please respond me at my yahoo alternetive email address ( arialobi@yahoo.com.au ) for confidecial.

Best Regards
Mrs Maria Lobi.


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