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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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.
  • solangebm2@yahoo.se (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: solange bare mainassara <solangebm2@yahoo.se>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 14:02:09 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: From Mrs. Solange Bare Mainassara


Mrs.Solange Bare Mainassara
16, Rue of the gardens Cocody
Abidjan Cote d'ivoire.

Dearest one.

I sincerely apologize for inconveniencing you with this mail . But even if we never met, I firmly believe on the basis of right of assistance humane, That a true confidence can be born from our communication and thus support a true partnership between us two.

As it is with a real pleasure as I contact you from ABIDJAN the economic capital of Cote d'IVOIRE(AFRIQUE of the West) where I live for some time with my three children.

In fact I am Mrs Solange Bare Mainassara, the legitimate wife of the former president of the republic of NIGER (WEST AFRICA)who was assassinated by a young soldier in April 1999. During the exercise of his presidential mandate, my husband had lodged a metal box with a security company in Ivory Coast containing the sum of Eighteen million dollars US americains(18.000.000$) to allow him to conceive a project of investment at the end of his presidential mandate.

Unfortunately fate i decided differently. few months after his death, I discovered in the will, this information and I automatically made contacts with the security company to assert this important legacy in my position as the legitimate wife and in comparison with the testamentary stipulations. Now my major concern is to transfer this sum out of WEST AFRICA.

Considering my condition and that of my children, we have suffered seriously from the hands of my late husband's political adversaries.

It is from this point of view that I contact you so that you can help me to withdraw this consignment from the security company. Because I believe that you can help me in this transaction.

I can thus reassure you that at the end of the operation I will authorize 15% of the total amount to you as your reward for your good effort. while another 5% of this amount will be set aside forany expenditure that may be incured during the course of this transaction.

As soon as you express the desire to help us I will deliver you with an agreement letter to guarantee my word and your engagements in this transaction. Receive my most sincere greetings.Waitng to hear your positive response.

Faithfully yours,
Mrs Solange Bare Mainassara.

NB: PLEASE REPLY ME WITH THIS MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADRESS AT: solangebm2@yahoo.se

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