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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million us dollars" (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)
  • "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.
  • benedict03ci@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • benedict01ci@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?adams=20benedict?= <benedict03ci@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 06:13:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Benedict


J'ai une nouvelle adresse de courrielVous pouvez maintenant m'écrire à : benedict03ci@yahoo.ca

ABIDJAN COTE D' IVOIRE

00225-08-42-20-69

Dearest One,


I am Benedict Adams and the only Son of late Mr James Adams who happens to be my Father. It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France during one of his business trips abroad 12th.Feb. 2004.Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his who travelled with him at that time.But God knows the truth Before his death on Febuary 12th 2004 he called the secretary who accompanied him to the hospital and told her that he made a deposit of $10.5 million US DOLLARS (ten MILLION five hundred thousand USA DOLLARS) with a private security company in (AFRICA)here in Abidjan Ivory Coast.


He also said that the security company does not know the content of the safe Box and he did not disclose the name of the security company to his secretary.He decleared it as family treasure and used my name as the next of kin. He also explained that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business assocaites, That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purposes.


I want you to assist me in clearing this fund into your account overseas as a beneficiary of the fund,and also use it for an investment purpose. I am just 21 years of age and i really don't know what to do.Now I want 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.Dearest one,I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded,so that I will know how I'm going to come over to your country since the company made me to understand that they can be able to made the shipments to any country of my choice. Now permit me to ask these few

questions:-


1. Can you honestly help me as your relation or business partner?

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?


Beside I'm corresponding with you from Cote D'Ivoire West Africa and moreso there is a great political war going on here in this country, that is the main reason why I contacted you to help me in getting me, my only sister and our inheritance out of this country so that we may not loosed our lives or the inheritance to war in this country,Please,Consider this and get back to us as soon as possible.You can reach me also with benedict01ci@yahoo.fr

Thank you so much.

My sincere regards,

Benedict And Doris Adams

- adams benedict

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