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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +22508244148 (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.
  • bambamchamber@takemail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: favour lawrence <favourlawrence225@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 04:12:09 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Mrs Favour( waiting to hear from you as soon as possible)


Dear .

Thanks very much for your willingness to help me and my only son,since the death of my husband life has not been easy for us but i believe that as son as the money is transfer that at lease my only son will start a new life as the doctor have told me that i have only some months to live.but what maters to me now is my son.

My dear i dont understand what you mean if this is real or not but at my age and condition i think anything will make me to be lieying in life again.the money is my late husband money so i am promissing you that you will be happy for helping me.


Dear i want you to promise me that you are going to take a good care of my only son and that you are going to use the money in God fearing way and not in a worldly way,i will like you to send me your full contact imformation both telephone number for easy communication so that i will call you and tell you more on phone

What i want you to do now is contact the bank lawyer who will help us in this transaction so you will contact him and tell him that you are on my behalf that you will like the money to that my late husband deposited in their bank to transfer to you. and I will also issue you a letter of
authorisation that will empower you as the
original-beneficiary of the money to enable them
transfer the money to your account.

This is the contact of the lawyer.

Email:bambamchamber@takemail.com
Tell:+225 08 24 41 48
Contact person: Mr Phillip Duke

Dear once more i plead to you in the name of God not to turn me and my only son down, as soon as the money is transfer you will arrange for my son to come over there and continue his education.

I will be waiting to hear from you as soon as possible
Remain Bless

Mrs Favour Lawrence


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