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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.
  • richman992@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Yousouf Ibrahim" <richman991@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: richman992@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 20:28:46 +0400
Subject: GOOD DAY SIR.

BICICI BAN QUE INTERNATIONALE POUR LE COM MERCER ENT INDUSTRIAL EN COTE D IVORY
GOOD DAY SIR,
CHAIRMEN, DIRECTORS, MANAGERS, COMPANY OWNERS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IN CO-OPERATE ORGANIZATION. PLEASE KINDLY PAR MITE TO INTRODUCE OUR ABOVE BANK TO
YOU.
BICICI BANGUI INTERNATIONALE POUR LE COM MERCER ET L INDUSTRIES EN COTE D IVORY. WE STARTED OUR BANKING OPERATIONS MANY YEARS AGO WITH ONLY $790MILLION DOLLAR TODAY WE HAVE OVER $26BILLION NET ASSET WITH HEAD QUARTER IN ABIDJAN IVORY COAST. TODAY WE HAVE OVER FIFTY BRANCHES IN AFRICA AND EUROPE WE HAVE ALSO FINANCE SOME REPUTABLE COMPANIES BIG AND SMALL BASE ON THERE BINDING AND FINDINGS OF THERE REGISTERED COMPANY OR ORGANIZATION.
(1) WE PROVIDE A LONG TIME AND SHORT TIME LOAN TO BIG OR SMALL COMPANY WHO ARE IN NEED OF LOAN TO FINANCE THERE PROJECTS.
(2) WE ALSO GIVE COMPANY WHO ARE IN DIREST IN ALL DEPEND ON YOUR COMPANY AND YOUR ORGANIZATION.
(3) OUR INTEREST IS ONLY 3.6 PERCENT.
ALL WE NEED FROM YOUR COMPANY IS AS FOLLOW:
(1)FULL DETAILS OF YOUR COMPANY.
(2)COMPANY REGISTRATION NO
(3)COMPANY LICENSES COPY
YOU CAN CONTACT OUR REPRESENTATIVE IN DUBAI U.A.E THROUGH THIS DIRECT LINE 00-971-50-3819290. OR THROUGH THIS E-MAIL: richman992@yahoo.com <mailto:richman992@yahoo.com>

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