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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic immunity"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million 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)
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • janerobath1e@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jane robath <janerobath1e@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 14:54:13 +0100 (BST)
Subject: CALL FOR HELP


Mrs. Jane robath
UNHCR Refugee Camp,
Danane,
Cote d'Ivoire.
Dear one,

It's my pleasure to contact you for investment assistance, which my Son and I, intend to establish with you and in your country.
Though we have not met with you before but I believe, one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life. I am the wife of the Late Luke robath, from Nshili District of Gikomgoro Province in the Republic of Rwanda. My husband before his death was a successful Gold and Cocoa Merchant in Johannesburg, South Africa. Barely a week my husband returned from his usual

European business trips, on Wednesday 14th March 2001, he was attacked and killed by some unknown assassins.
The Police could not trace the killers till today, and because we do not know those behind his brutal killing and their reasons, we felt out of fear that our safety is not guaranteed, that is the reason why I decided to relocate with our only son Laurent to Abidjan in Cote D' Ivoire (formerly Ivory Coast).

We loved each other, and we were close confidants to our selves before his untimely death, as such he gave me informations on a very huge amount of US$21,000,000.00 (Twenty One Million United States Dollars only), which he kept for us. Presently the money is in a Courier's Company Bonded Warehouse Somewhere in Europe (full informations to be disclosed later to you on confirmation of your acceptance to assist me and my only son).

My son and I have decided to invest this money in your company and country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons and because of the problems in where we are now (Abidjan). We want you to help us to travel to this European Country to see that this money is transferred to your Country or anywhere as you may advise, as we cannot travel out of Cote d'Ivoire now, as we are Refugees from Rwanda seeking for Asylum.

NOTE: The Company does not know the exact content of the box, as the content was declared to be classified documents and valuables. The shipment was done with Diplomatic Immunity [not to be inspected by any authority].
If you can be of assistance to us we will be pleased to offer to you 30% of the total fund. I await your response through my email janerobath1e@yahoo.co.uk
Extend my warmest regards to your entire family.

Thank you and God bless you.
Yours Sincerely,

Mrs Jane robath




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