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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:

• 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.
  • +22508638807 (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.
  • jacob@yahoo.fr
  • jacob@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Koffi Jacob" <koffi.jacob@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 13:37:31 +0100
Subject: demande d'aide - request help

Bonjour,

Je vous écrit ce courrier seulement pour appeler à votre assistance. Avant toute chose je voudrais que vous souteniez ma demande et soyez de bonne foi avec moi. Je sais que vous ne me connaissez pas en personne et nous n'avons pas eu de conversation
aupparavant. Bien, laissez-moi vous parler de moi.
Je suis Mr Koffi Jacob Je travaille en tant que banquier ici à Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. Je vous informe que feu Mme Rita Lambert d'Amérique est décedé, il travaillait avec les Nations Unies ici à Abidjan-Cote D'Ivoire a déposé la somme de £12,000,000 d'euro en espèces. Cet argent est toujours dans le Département du Transfert bancaire, dont je suis le Directeur, en attendant des réclamations.


Tout ce que je vous demande est de m'envoyer toutes les informations requises de votre compte bancaire afin que je puisse transférer sans délais les £12,000,000 millions d'euro dans votre compte .

En outre, je vous donnerai 30% de toute la somme, dès que vous m'aiderez à recevoir l'argent à travers votre banque. Je vous prie de me donner la suite très rapidement, il n'y a aucun risque dans cette transaction, et cette transaction ne vous coûtera rien. Tout ce qu'elle vous coûtera est la vérité et l'honnêteté qui doivent dominer dans cette transaction.

Merci, je suis dans l'attente de votre message, et vous prie de bien vouloir me
repondre à travers mon adresse email : koffi.jacob@yahoo.fr
Meilleures salutations,
Mr Koffi Jacob
Tel: 00225 08638807


Hello,
I only writes to you this mail to call with your assistance. First of all I would like that you supported my request and are in good faith with me. I know that you do not know me in person and we did not have conversation before. Well, let to me speak to you about me.
I am Mr. Koffi Jacob I work as a banker here in Abidjan, Cote Ivory. I inform you that fire Mrs. Rita Lambert of America is deceased , it worked with the United Nations here with Côte D'ivoire - Abidjan deposited the sum of £12,000,000 milions of euro in cash. This money is always in the Department of the banking Transfer, of which I am the Director, while waiting for complaints.
All that I you request is to send to me all necessary information of your bank account so that I can transfer without delay the £12,000,000 million from euro in your account. Moreover, I will give you 30% of all the sum, as soon as you help me to receive the money through your bank.
Please take the action pursuant very quickly to me, there is no risk in this transaction, and this transaction will not cost you anything. All that it will cost you is the truth and the honesty which must dominate in this transaction. T
hank you, I am in waiting of your message, and asks you to agree to answer me through my address email: koffi.jacob@yahoo.fr
Better greetings,
Mr. Koffi Jacob
Tel: 00225 08638807


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