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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • prinscar_sango02@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "prinscar" <prinscar_sango02@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 22:23:09 +0200
Subject: From :Miss prinscar sango

From :Miss prinscar sango
Abidjan Cote D' I voire.
Email;prinscar_sango02@yahoo.fr
Dear One,
For my safety and security of my future I am making this proposal to you for our mutual benefit.
This however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour it against your will.
I am Miss prinscar sango ,21 years old and the only Daught of my late parents Mr.and Mrs.
Joseph sango.My father was a highly reputable business magnet-(a cocoa merchant)who operated in the
capital of Ivory coast during his days. It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously during one of
his business trips abroad on the 12th.october 2005. Though his sudden death was linked or rather
suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle who travelled with him at that time. But God knows
the truth! My mother died when I was just 4 years old, and since then my father took me so special.
Before his death on october, 2005 he
called the secretary who accompanied him to the hospital and told him that he has the sum of Ten million,
Five hundred thousand United State Dollars.(USD$10,500,000)
deposited in a security company in Europe which he declared to the company simply as containing family
valuable treasure for security reason. He further told him that he deposited the consignmnent with my
name as the next of kin, and finally told him
to tell me where to find the documents of the deposit which he said was in possession of his lawyer in
sealed documents held by him and asked me to collect it from him and all the necessary documents to this fund.
I am just 21 years old and a second year university undergraduate and really don't know what to do.

Now I want a trust worthy person who can help me clear the consignment from the security company and provide
an account overseas where I can transfer this funds.This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a
result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast. The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my
life.I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards. Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.


Now permit me to ask these few questions:-
1. Can you honestly take me as your own and help me.
2. Can I completely trust you?
3. What percentage of the total amount in question
will be good for you after the money is in your
account?

Please, Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible so that i can forward the documents to you after we have agreed
on the conditions for your assistance. My life is not safe here and i need to be out of here as soon as possible because
now that my father is dead and with me as an only child, my uncles will be seeking to kill me so that they can have all my
fathers properties. i really don't want to struggle anything with them in terms of properties but my presence will still be
disturbing them. thank God they are not aware of this fund in europe hence, I want to leave here as soon as you help me to
have the consignment cleared from the security company in europe and lodge it into a safe account in your stable country and
then send me some amount to enable
me prepare to meet you. Without your help, i will find it difficult to travel and clear it myself alone with my little or no
experience.

I am waiting for your urgent reply so that i can give you the contact of the security company for you to contact them as if
you are my partner. and in due course I will give you the secret code for opening the consignment when you are ready to go
on my behalf.

Thank you so much.
My sincere regards

Miss prinscar sango

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