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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • ingreadx@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "INGREAD" <ingreadx@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 19:51:44 +0100
Subject: DE LA PART DE INGREAD

Singa Ingread
Côte d'ivoire
Abidjan
Afrique occidentale
Je souhaiterais votre aide pour l'exécution d'une transaction financière. Je desire investir dans la fabrication et la gestion de biens immobiliers mais aussi continuer mes etudes dans votre pays.
J'ai à présent cinq cent milles Euros ( 500,000 Euros) herités de mon père defunt que je desire investir .je voudrais bien solliciter votre aide en recevant ces fonds sur votre compte ou un compte quelconque que tu ouvriras à cet effet dans votre pays.
En contre partie ,Je suis prète à vous ceder 20% de toute la somme comme commission et efforts que vous fournirez si vous acceptez de m'assister dans cette operation.SI vous desirez davantages d'informations , veuillez bien me contacter immédiatement sur mon adresse privée :
E-mail: ingreadx@yahoo.fr <mailto:ingreadx@yahoo.fr>
En attendant votre réponse immédiates
Que Dieu vous bénisse
Respectueusement
Singa Ingread

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