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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "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 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.
  • +22506452781 (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.
  • mathew_900@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mathew john <mathew_900@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 17:15:33 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: I Need Your Help


Dear Respectful,

I am Michael Green, first son to Late Mr.Mathew Green the former Financial
Director to Sierra-Leone Diamond Mining Corporation. presently, here in Abidjan with the rest of my family.Before the unfortunate killing of my father he
deposited the sum of $9.5. Nine Million, Five Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars
with the Côte d'Ivoire bank for further remittance to abroad, the deposit
documents will be send to you on receipt of your interest.
Presently, we have decided to move this funds out of this country for immediate transfer into your account as the business partner to my late father. and in this regards we are contacting you to act as the proper beneficiary to this Funds as to enable the bank transferring this money to your nominated bank account abroad for investment which will be of your guide line.
I and my mother has decided in compensating you properly for this noble assistance which will be agreed within the both of us.we agreed to offer 10% of the total amount for your noble assistance.

Please do contact us as soon as possible to know your interest and to discus
the best / fastest modalities of effecting this transaction within the
shortest possible time as we are so much anchors to live this country, as
you can see we are not secured here.

Awaiting for your urgent responds.
Thanks and God bless.
Yours Sincerely

Michael Green


PLS CONTACT US (+225) 06 45 27 81
email :mathew_900@yahoo.com





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