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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 about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • pdbombet4@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Rita Diatta." <pdbombet@johanjordan.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: pdbombet4@yahoo.ca
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 19:32:52 +0000
Subject: Thanks for your co-operation!!

FROM MR.PESE AND MISS DIANE BOMBET .
EMAILBOX: pdbombet4@yahoo.ca
HELLO DEAR,

MY NAME IS MR PESE AND MISS DIANE BOMBET 24YRS/22YRS RESPECTIVLEY SON AND DAUGHTER OF LATE DR.KUNDA BOMBET A VERY RICH COCOA MERCHANT IN "IVORY COAST " WHO WAS AMONG THE PEOPLE KILLED BY ARMS SOILDERS IN AN ATTACK AT A VILLAGE IN GAGNOA IVORY COASTS LEADINGCOCOA-GROWING AREA, IN HIS MISSION TO SEE HIS LOCAL FARMERS WORKING FOR HIM IN HIS MORDEN FARM.(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3533889.stm)

I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION THE SUM OF NINEE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLAS{$9,000,000.00} BEEN MONEY KEPT BY MY LATE FATHER IN A FINANCE FIRM FOR SAFE KEEPING BEFORE HIS DEATH AND THE TOP LIST OF MY PRIORITY IS WHERE TO INVEST THIS MONEY OUTSIDE MY COUNTRY."REASON BEST KNOWN TO ME"

I URGENTLY NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING A RELIABLE GENUINE TRADE OR COMPANY WHERE I CAN INVEST THE FUND AND IMMEDIATELY MEET YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR SETTLEMENT.PLEASE I WILL KINDLY WELCOME YOUR ADVICE TOO.
IAM EXPECTING YOUR URGENT MAIL RESPONSE. I NEED YOUR SUPPORT AND SERIOUSNESS.

I WAIT FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE. ALSO INCLUDE YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS,YOUR RESIDENT/WORK ADDRESSES,AGE AND YOUR POSITION IN THE COMPANY. IN YOUR RELPY SO THAT I CAN TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION AND HOW WE CAN PROCEEED IMMEDIATELY.

PLEASE YOUR TRUST WORTHLY IS WHAT I NEEDED IN THIS TRANSACTION .
YOURS SINCERELY,

MR PESE AND DIANE BOMBET .

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