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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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 company representative scam. This type of job offer scam involves the cashing of fake checks and money orders. It could expose you to losses of tens of thousands of dollars as well as to the risk of criminal prosecution and (in some cases) imprisonment.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22508676569 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • brotherscocoa.inf1@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • ben_nippon@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?brothers=20cocoa?= <brotherscocoa.inf1@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 13:24:26 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Company Representative needed (From Magnus Cocoa and Coffee Company.Abidjan.Cote d' Ivoire)


J'ai une nouvelle adresse mailVous pouvez maintenant m'écrire à : brotherscocoa.inf1@yahoo.fr

Twin Brothers Cocoa and Coffee Co..

Ave 10 Rue 5 WilliamsWille,

Abidjan.Cote d' Ivoire.

Tel : 00225 08 67 65 69.

Fax: 00225 20 38 75 66.


Dear Sir/Madam


We are small new firm engaged in export of goods to to America / Canada /Europe.We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in America, Canada, and Europe as well as making payments through you to us. Please if you are interested in the transaction, contact us for more information.

Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we will pay for your services as our representative .


Please if you are interested forward to us the below mentioned.



Full Name:...........................................................

Occupation:..........................................................

Address:...............................................................

city:..........................................................................

State:.....................................................................

Country: ...............................................................

Phone:.................................................................-

Fax:........................................................................

Reply back to this mail : ben_nippon@yahoo.fr



Thank you,


Yours Faithfully,


(Mr Thamrin Sarudji)

Director/ Owner

Copyright 2001-2006 by ( Huamao Import/Export Co.Ltd ) All Rights

Reserved

N: B

we are very much aware of scams going on all over the Internet and as such we are assuring you that at no time will you be required to make any upfront payments of your personal funds to us for whatever reasons, we are legitimate entrepreneur seeking for a trustworthy foreign partners/relationship on a long term bases.



- brothers cocoa

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