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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.
  • fortune_globalseccom@netcourrier.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • fortune_globalseccom@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: rachelle ouma <rachelle_ouma@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:00:17 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: be honest dear servant of god for this task.


Dear servant of God,

I am very happy for all your efforts to execute the works of god. May our god bless you the more and more days to your life.

My full name is MRS RACHELLE NASTOU OUMA.
Amount to donate : $7.8 MILLION USD (SEVEN MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITEDSTATES DOLLARS)
No memorial nor dedication required is for the work of the Lord.

Contact of the security bank where the funds are:



The name of the security bank: FORTUNE GLOBAL SECURITY BANK CI

Address: AVE 21 RUE 45 PLATEAUX ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE.

Telefax:0022508512466

Email: fortune_globalseccom@netcourrier.com

fortune_globalseccom@rediffmail.com

Name of the Director:DR MIMMS CHAK ( director of operations).

The funds are in a trunck box, registered as FAMILY VALUABLES in the security bank that is to say that the content of the box was not made know to the security bank is of a great CONFODENTIALITY. They do not know the content as money plz to avoid raising eyebrows. the content is made known to you alone plz becareful.

Contact the security bank immediately you recieve this mail because I have informed the security bank about you as the new beneficiary to the funds.

Call the security bank director on phone and hear from him, he is about 69 years of age he will give you green lights for the relocation of the box and the transfer will be made.

Hope to read quickly from you and don't seize to pray for me plz.

Your sister Rachelle.




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