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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:
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "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.
  • dorich02@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • drpm00@mail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Donald Richmond <dorich02@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 05:13:14 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Donald Bako Richmond


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: dorich02@yahoo.com

FROM:DONALD BAKO RICHMOND.

B.P. 708 GD. BOUAKE,

IVORY COAST.


Dear Sir,


I know my mail will come to you with a lot of surprises. It was in my despirate search for a very sincer and honest person who will not betray me that i came in contact with you believing that you in particular will not jeopardise this information i'm shering with you. I had your contact amongst others and due to its esteeming nature,i decided to contact you having prayed over it.


By introduction, I'm the son of late Mr.and Mrs Francesca Andre Richmond owner, president/CEO of CAIO Group west african limited. My late parent are devoted christain,and my father was a very successful business man who dealt in cocoa export (which forms one of the major exports in this country) and animal husbandry. He was also into Gold business through his Sierra Leonian connections before there untimely death on the 28th of november 2002.


By listening to BBC, CNN etc, I guess you are aware of the present crisis going on in Ivory Coast? on the evening of november 27th 2002, a day that will be indelible in my mind, some men struck at our home shot my father, mother and two other junior ones My father was accused of financing and Aiding the rebels Loyal to the slain Robert Guei to figth against the Government.I only manage to escape the assasins with my junior sister.What used to be a very happy and peaceful home turned to a nigth mare.

Before my father finally gave up the ghost he told me he has deposited a sum of Eleven million,seven hundred thousand United State Dollars.(USD$11.700,000) left in one of the leading security company here in Abidjan Ivroy coast West Africa. He made the deposit of the fund in a metalic trunk box as containing family valuable that belongs to a foreign partner. He further told me that he deposited the box in my name as all the documents bear my name as the depositor, and for the company not to open the box he made the the beneficary as foreign partner.


Please, i'm contacting you to kindly help me out of this situtaion and please do permit me to ask these few questions:-


1. Can you honestly help us as your family ?

2. Can we completely trust you?

3. What percentage of the total amount in question

will be good for you ?


Further more you will also assist me to obtain my traveling documents so that i can come over to meet you face to face.You will also assist to to negotiate for a good place to Esterblish and cuntinue my life again.Your assistance will also be needed in investmnet in your country. You will be the coustodian of the fund pending my arrival in your country.


Please this information should remain top secret and kindly treat this urgent attention and confidencial.


Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible. Through my private email box bellow for security reason (drpm00@mail.com)


I will be expecting from you as soon as possible.


Thank and God bless.

Yours faithfully,

Donald Bako Richmond.

- Donald Richmond

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