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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:

• 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 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.
  • +22506013996 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: donald bolou <bolou_donald2005@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 17:46:58 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: urgent


>From Bolou Donald
Rue De Jadin Sogefia Cocody
Abidjan Ivory Coast.
Tel+:(+225 06013996)
( CONFIDENTIAL)
Attention Dear One,
Greetings and How are you today.Please permit me to use this medum to Request for your aid for relocation to your country.I am Bolou Alfred the of late former Director of finance,Chief François Bolou of diamond and mining corporation. I must confess my agitation is real, and my words is my bond, in this proposal. My late father diverted this money meant for purchase of ammunition, for my country, during the peak of disastrous civil war in my country, now he has deposited the money with in one of the merchant bank here in Abidjan, where I am residing
Now the war in my country is over with the help of UNITED NATION peace Keeping soldiers is still in country trying to restor peace but to no avail, the present government of Ivory Coast has revoked the passport of all officers who served under the former regime and now ask countries to expel such person at the same time freeze their account and confiscate their asset, it is on this note that I am contacting you, all I needed from
you is to furnish me with your bank particulars:
1) Account name
2) Account number
3) Bank address, telephone and fax number
For you to assist me transfer this money in your private bank account,
the said amount is (Sixteen Million Dollars) $16 Million.
I am compensating you with 15 % of the total money amount, now all my hope is banked on you and I really wants to invest this money in your country, were their is stability of Government, political and economic welfare.
Honestly I want you to believe that this transaction is real and
never a joke. My late father Chief François Bolou gave me the copies
of the certificate of deposit issued to him when he made this this
deposit,Which I will send to you for be clarification because, I do not want expose my self to anybody.Please I want you to prove can be able to keep this transaction secret for me because this money is the hope of our life, it is important.
Please call me immediately after you must have gone through my
message fill free and make it urgent. That is the reason why I offered you 15 % of the total money amount, and in case of any other necessary
expenses you might incur during this transaction.
N.B Try and negotiate for us some profitable and lucratives investment
opportunities which is risky free which I can invest with this money when it is transferred to your account, personally I am interested in estate management and hotel business, please advise me.
Call me back immediately you receive this message for more
explanation.And promisse me my younger brother and our mother to be a father considering our situation and not to betray us.
Thanks for your understand and future Co-operations.
God bless you.
Yours Sincerely
DONALD
Contact:(+225 06013996)




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