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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 orphan scam.
• 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.
  • jlamine2005@yahoo.it

Fraud email example:

From: "Joy Lamine" <jlamine00@yahpp.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jlamine2005@yahoo.it
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:18:55 +0000
Subject: HELLO

HELLO

I AM MISS JOY LAMINE ,I AM A DEAF GIRL AND
THE DAUGHTER OF LATE DR AND MRS VINCENT
LAMINE, MY FAHTER WAS A VERY WEALTHY
COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN. THE
ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE
HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS
ASSOCIATES, ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO
DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS DEAL.WHEN MY MOTHER
DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 2001 AND WAS
THE DAY I BECAME DEAF.

MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM
MOTHERLESS.BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER
ON 29TH NOVEMBER 2002 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL
HERE IN ABIDJAN.HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS
BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF
US$19.000.000
(NINETEEN MILLION,UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT
IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN.

HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE
OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR
A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE
WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT
FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE.
(SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT).

I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN
THE FOLLOWING WAYS : TO PROVIDE A BANK
ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERED
TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND AND MY
YOUNGER BROTHER KEVIN IS 20 YEARS. TO MAKE
ARRANGEMENT FOR US TO COME OVER TO YOUR
COUNTRY TO FURTHER OUR EDUCATION AND TO SECURE
A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT IN YOUR COUNTRY.

MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 10% OF THE
TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT
AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO
YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.

FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION
TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS
TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN
(7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.

I WILL APPRECIATE YOU SEND ME E-MAIL.THROUGH
THIS EMAIL BOX (jlamine2005@yahoo.it) .ANTICIPATING TO
HEAR FROM YOU SOON.AND PLEASE DO HURRY TO
ASSIST US OUT HERE NOW THAT THIS COUNTRY IS IN
POLITICAL CHOAS ,

WE URGENTLY NEEDS YOUR KIND ATTENTION.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS
MISS JOY LAMINE AND KEVIN

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