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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:
  • "account in your country or any safer place" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk box" (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.
  • george_weba2006@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: george weba <george_weba2006@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 03:00:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Message From George Weba.


From George Weba,
Abidjan (Ivory Coast),

Dear Anne Marie,

I am Mr George Weba from Ivory Coast. I am of 19years old, and being that I lost my father a couple of years ago. My father was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting board until his death.

He was assassinated by the rebels following the political uprising. Before his death he had a fund being deposited with a leading security company in Cote d'ivoire, West Africa, and they also have branches in Europe, and Asia.
The fund was up to the tune of ($10.5M) in a metallic trunk box, which he deposited with the security company as containing family valuables .

Therefore, I am contacting you based on the information I gathered from the business directory of your country, and wish to contact you for this business transaction which need your urgent attention. I want you to do me a favour to receive this funds to a safe account in your country or any safer place as the foreign partner/beneficiary to my late father.

I have plans to do investment in your company for a joint business venture. country, This is my reason for writing to you. Please if you are willing to assist me, indicate your interest in replying soonest my email george_weba2006@yahoo.com


Thanks and best regards.
George Weba.











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