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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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • davidtoure13@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DAVID TOURE" <toure_20061@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: davidtoure10@yahoo.no
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 19:39:30 +0000
Subject: FROM DAVID TOURE

Dearest One,
Good day and how are you?
I know it is normal and natural for you to wonder why
I contacted for assistance in this transaction when we
have not met each other before, I am pleading that you
be patient with me because I have no choice than to do
what I am doing now since it is the only way out of
this problem I found myself based on the fact that
most times in life, One must confide in another Person
to survive, I therefore decided to contact you to find
a solution to my problem irrespective of the fact that
we never knew each other, please do not misunderstand
me since a journey of hundred miles starts with a
step, I am therefore begging you to accept me with an
open heart and mind, it is the situation I found
myself that made me to contact you and ask for your
assistance.
I am contacting you to assist me transfer the Sum of
US$9,500.000.00 I inherited from my Late Father which
he made from the sale of Crude Oil Business for
investment in your Company under your Management while
I continue my education because my education stopped
abruptly due to the death of my Father. My mother died
after giving birth to me, so I never knew my mother.
Many thanks to you if you can help me as I would
compensate you with a good percentage of the money
which is negotiable after the money has been
successfully transferred and confirmed into your
account.
I am waiting for your urgent reply in my private email
address written below for more details.
Thanks and God Bless you abundantly.
Yours Respectfully,
DAVID TOURE.
private email(davidtoure13@yahoo.com
TELL/0022505335559

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