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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.
  • aicha_mlk207@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Salam Alikoum" <aicha_mlk207@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: aicha_mlk217@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:26:46 +0000
Subject: DONATION FOR JIHAD


From: Miss Aicha Malik,
11 Bp Muslem Refugee Camp
Abidjan Cote D' Iviore.
Email: aicha_mlk207@yahoo.fr
Salam Alikoum,
In brief introduction,I am Miss. Aicha Malik. from Sierra-Leone. I am 21 years old single girl. I lost my parents and my only brother of 14 years to the Jihad war in my country. I am lucky that I was taken to this place by some good Islamiques People who have families here in Ivory coast. I am staying in a refugee camp for people displaced by the crisis in my country and those from this country's crisis.
I would like to appeal to you confidentialy to assist me concerning my late father's Fund which deposited in the security company here in Abidjan, he has the sum of Twenty Five United State Dollar(USD$12.500,000) left in consignment in one of the leading security company's here in Africa. I want to move out from here because the crisis that started here of over one year now is still on and there is no sign that it will be well with the country. Also the condition in this camp is not condusive for me that had life very easy before.
Can I trust you to provide your account and a place for me to stay as a good Muslem?
Can I also trust you to safe keep this fund when it transfered to your account for Jihad ?
If you are willing to help me please indicate in your next mail and let me know so that I can mail to you, the deposite documents to made the transfer of the consignment, all is here with me. Let me have your private telephone number for more details.
Reply me at : aicha_mlk207@yahoo.fr
Thanks and God bless you,
Miss. Aicha Malik.

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