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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:
  • "j'ai une nouvelle adresse mail" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "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.
  • mariam_aziz05@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • babingtono@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?mariam=20dudu?= <mariam_aziz05@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 11:15:37 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: your kind assistance


J'ai une nouvelle adresse mailVous pouvez maintenant m'écrire à : mariam_aziz05@yahoo.fr

FROM;MISS.MARIAM DUDU,

ABIDJAN COTE D IVOIRE.

AVENUE 29 RUE13 ABIDJAN

COTE D'IVOIRE


DEAR,


I AM THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF LATE BOGA DUDU THE MINISTER OF CIVIL DEFENCE IN PRESSENT POLITICAL REGIM HERE IN COTE D IVOIRE.IAM MARIAM TWENTYYEARS OLD (20yrs) WITH MY LITTLE BROTHER HAZIZI OF SIXTEEN YEARS (16yrs) OUR MOTHER DIED AT OUR TENDER AGES LAST THREE YEAR(2000) AND OUR FATHER IS TAKING A VERY GOOD CARED OF US BEFORE HIS UNTIMELY DEATH DUE TO THE PRESSENT POLITICAL CRIES THAT STOMED HAVOCK HERE IN COTE D IVOIRE SINCE LAST YEAR 29TH SEPTEMBER 2002.THE REBELS WANT TO CHANGE THE PRESSENT POLITICAL PRESIDENT,ON THE PROCES MY FATHER WAS KILLED WITH OTHER CIVILIANS AND MILITARIES.

NOW OUR CONDITION IS BAD,NO MORE SCHOOLING,NO GOOD HOMAGE AND OTHER IMPORTANT ROLLS WE DO HAVE,WE ARE ASTRAY AND STRANDED DUE TO OUR CAREFULL FATHER IS NO MORE,WE LEFT TO OUR MATERNAL HOMESINCE FEB, MY FATHERS LAWYER VISITED US AND IMFORMED US THAT OUR FATHER DEPOSITED 20.5 MILLION DOLLARS (TWENTY MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THAUSAND DOLLARS) BUT REGISTERED IT AS FORIEGN PARTNER HERE IN ABIDJAN.NOW WE ARE WITH THE VITAL DOCUMENT COVERING THE MONEY BEARING FORIEGN PARTNER.

URGENTLY NOW WE ARE LOOKING FOR A TRUST WORTHY FORIEGN PARTNER WHO WILL USE HIS PERSONAL ACCOUNT TO RETRIEVE THE MONEY.WE AGREED TO OFFER THE PERSON 30% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT AND 15% FOR ANY EXPENSES YOU MAY SPEND IN RETRIEVING THE MONEY.

INTEREST; (1) TO CONTINUE OUR EDUCATION IN YOUR COUNTRY AND A TRUST WORTHY AND HONEST PERSON EITHER MAN OR WOMAN WHO CAN NOT CHEET THE ALPHANS WHO DONT HAVE PERENTS.

(2)WHO WILL TREAT US LIKE OUR FATHER/MOTHER AND TO HELP US INVEST THE MONEY IN A LUCRATIVE VENTURE THAT WILL BENEFIT AND SUBSTAIN OUR LIFE TIME.

NOTE;

IF YOU CARE TO HELP AND ASSIST US CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY WITH THIS EMAIL babingtono@yahoo.com AND GOD WILL HELP YOU AS YOU ARE TRYING TO HELP THE ALPHANAGE.IN OUR DESTINGUISH LIFE, WE ARE READY TO SERVE YOU TO YOUR SATISFACTION AND WE WANT TO COME OVER IMMEDIATELY.

THANKS,

- mariam dudu

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