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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "into your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "my direct telephone number" (i.e. "call me on my cellphone at the Internet cafe where we scammers hang out")
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • +22507886869 (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.
  • nicolasdumpe2006@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: nicolas dumpe <nicolasdumpe1@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 02:47:29 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: E-MAIL ME NOW FOR MORE DETAILS OK.


FROM: NICOLAS DUMPE COUNTRY: ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE
WEST AFRICA.

CONTACT MY PRIVATE E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR SECURITY REASON: (nicolasdumpe2006@yahoo.fr)


DEAR PLEASE DON'T BE AFRIED OF ME IN ANY WAY, I GOT YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION WHEN SEARCHING FOR SITE'S ,I GOT ABOUT THREE EMAIL CONTACT BUT AFTER MY PRAYER AND FASTING ALMIGHTY GOD REVIEWED TO ME THAT YOU ARE THE HONEST AND KIND PERSON TO ASSIST ME OUT IN THIS SITUATION THAT IS I CONTACTED YOU IMMEDIATELY HOPING THAT BY ALMIGHTY GOD GRACE YOU WILL KINDLY ASSIST ME.

MY NAME IS NICOLAS DUMPE I AM ONLY 23 YEARS OLD BOY , THE ONLY SON OF LATE CHIEF JOSEPH DUMPE WHO WAS A FAMOUS AND WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVOIRE COAST. DEAR I AM SEEKING FOR YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF USD $12,500,000.00 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT FOR INVESTMENTS PURPOSES,SUCH AS REAL ESTATES OR STOCK MARKETS INVESTMENTS.

THIS MONEY WAS DEPOSITED BY MY LATE FATHER IN A SUSSPENCE ACCOUNT AND HE USED MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN AS I AM HIS ONLY CHAID. DEAR I AM PRESENTLY IN LOCAL HOTEL HERE IN MY COUNTRY FOR THE SECURITY OF MY LIFE BECAUSE MY WICKED UNCLE WHO KILLED MY LOVELY FATHER ARE AFTER MY LIFE TO KILL ME AND CLAIM THIS MONEY , AFTER TAKING OVER ALL MY LATE FATHER'S COMPANIES STILL WANT THIS MONEY THAT IS WHY I RUN TO HIDE MYSELF IN A LOCAL HOTEL WHICH I BELIEVE THAT NOBODY KNOWS IF NOT YOU AND ALMIGHTY GOD BECAUSE THIS MONEY IS MY ONLY HOPE AND PLEASE DON'T TELL ANYBODY.

DEAR, PLEASE HELP ME OUT FOR I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15 % OF THE TOTAL FUND AS A MODE OF COMPENSATION FOR YOUR URGENT AND KIND ASSISTANCE AFTER THE SUCCESFULL TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT , PLEASE FOR GOD SAKE KINDLY CALL ME WITH THIS MY DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR MORE DETAILS 00225 07886869 AND REPLY ME WITH THIS MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR SECURITY REASON LIKE AS I TOLD YOU BEFORE.(nicolasdumpe2006@yahoo.fr)

I AM WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY SO THAT I WILL E-MAIL YOU MY PERSONAL PHOTO FOR YOUR PERUSAL OK.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.

YOURS SINCERELY

NICOLAS DUMPE


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