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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • rose_mbaye@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "rose" <rose_mbaye001@myway.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 06:43:25 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: MAY GOD BLESS YOU










MAY GOD WILL BLESS YOUFOR YOUR KINDLY HELPOF MY CONDITION THAT I AMWENT THROUGH IN MY COUNTRYCOTE D'IVOIRE ABIDJAN WITHIN TENDAYS TO HELP MEOUT FROM THE SECURITY COMPANYFOR THE SITUATION OF THE TRANSACTION INTO YOUR OWN ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM AND THE SECURITY COMPANY IS ECOBANK SECURITY COMPANY DIRECTOR MR NICKY DON THE HEAD CHAIRMAN OF THE BANK). Dear Respectful One,I am a girl of 18 years old from cote d, ivoireto late Lieutenant Col Mathew Amidon Mbaye , Direct! or of ExternalIntelligence at the Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI).abidjanwho was murdered during the problem in abidjan with my only sister byhis bosom Friend Mr.Mbundu,abidjan businessman based in Kampala,Uganda when they seek refuge in his house. We the family members knewthat Mr.Mbundu ploted my father's death because he acused my latefather ofcheating him out ofa Diamond deal. My mother was murderedafter two weeks of the burial of my father by unknown person ,It wasthis reason our Family Lawyer
advised me to leave the country for mysafty with some of my father'svital business documents. I am now indakar senegal under UNHCR with these papers' because after the deathof my father my uncle started to persecute us over my father'sproperties which he later snatched from us under treathning,andenventual death of my mother.now there is nothing I can do than to runfor our life' which is very important to me as regar! ds the advise ofour lawyer. I am in critical condition to be under refugee with fearsand sleepless nights and to compare with senegal where things are veryhard every thing is highly expensive and can not afford anything in acondition like this. There is nothing i can do now because i can notdecide to go into prostitution' thats over my dead body.Thethe onlyhope and sourceof my happiness at this times is that, my father leftthe sum of (US 8. Million dollars) in a secuirty and finacier companysome years ago by him and he made me the sole beneficiary which I amthe
onlyperson that is aware of it and the next of kin.,the wholedocumments and contacts are with me,because my father loves me verymuch that was why he gave me every information about that moneythrough our faithful lawyer.I am now asking you to stand on my behalf ,to stand as my partner andin time of the claim and investment as well. I have made up my mind too! ffer you 15% of the total money while the remaining will go into aproductive investment. As I have mention earlier I will make theprocedure to this issue to be well know to you,if I am given theopportunity to do so. Now i have called the security company and theytold me that unless I have some body who will represent me with allthe docummentsthat is requared' that they arenot going to releasethe money to me. so this is why i am looking for a reliable personthat will go for it on my behalf to have the money retransfered toyour account or a seperet account and helpme to come over and meetwith you.Please ,I am not trying to
force this thing on you but itsjust a proposal so if you are intrested or know any body who will bewilling to help me,feel free to write me for more informations and totell you about my present situation. Remember this money is my lifeline and this information must be kept secrete and self-confidentialfor th! e seck of my life Please!.And please reply back on (rose_mbaye@yahoo.fr .My Best Reagards,Rose Mbaye

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