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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "j'ai une nouvelle adresse mail" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • rdredf10@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • davidttoure@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?r=20f?= <rdredf10@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:02:22 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From David Toure,


J'ai une nouvelle adresse mailVous pouvez maintenant m'écrire à : rdredf10@yahoo.fr

From David Toure,

Abidjan-Cote d'Ivoire,

West Africa,

+22508495336



Dearest One,

Good day!

I am from Ivoiry Coast, my mother died after giving birth to me, so I never knew my mother, my father was poisoned to death recently by his business assocites in a business trip.


My aim of writing you is for you to help me claim and transfer the Sum of US$15,000.000.00 I inherited from my Late Father which he made from the sale of Crude Oil Business for investment in your country under your Management while I continue my education because my education stopped abruptly due to the death of my Father.


Many thanks to you if you can help me as I would compensate you with a good percentage of the money which is negotiable after the money has been successfully moved into your account.



Thanks and God Bless you as I wait for your urgent reply for more details in my private email address below.


Yours Respectfully,

David Toure

Altervative Email:davidttoure@hotmail.com

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