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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.
  • richardappia7@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DE RICHARD APPIA" <richardappia7@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 19:14:16 +0000
Subject: FROM RICHARDA APPIA

Mr Richard Appia
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE
AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST
EMAIL : richardappia7@yahoo.fr

With your attention:
Invitation to tender for an assistance council of business. I name myself Mr Richard Appia, I'm 22 years old and I would like to ask for council near you to invest in the manufactured goods or other investments in your country.
I have with ­my credit $6 500 000 (four million five hundred and thousand dollars USD) that my late father left me like heritage following its assassination by the current government of my country (IVORY COAST).
I would like your assistance to transfer this sum in your account and you will have in against part 15% of the totality of this sum as a share for your assistance. Also continued my studies in your country.
I am currently placed in a hotel where I hide for my own safety, not to be seen by the rebels.
That God bless you.
You will be able to answer me following e-mail : richardappia7@yahoo.fr
for more information.
I await impatiently your assistance.
Richard Appia.

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