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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • susangnassingbe_222@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: susan gnassingbe <susangnassingbe_222@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 08:31:57 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED.


FROM Miss:Susan Gnassingbe.
(ABIDJAN IVORY COAST).
Email; susangnassingbe_222@yahoo.com

It is a good a thing to write you. I have a proposal foryou-this however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your will.

I am called Susan Gnassingbe , my father, the chief Edward Gnassingbe made the importation and the exportation of cocoa in Europe. He dies on September 19, 2002 at the court of the attack of the rebellions armed in Côte.d'ivoire. The confrontations had started near to on our premises. We lived close to the residence of the Head of the State president Laurent Gbagbo.I was not around when the incident occured that night because I attend school in Ghana. When I arrived from Ghana, I found that my father were already at the hospital.
Being the only girl of my father and not having anybody because my mother died since many years ago. It has to call me closer by his side at the hospital and indicated to me that he deposited a consignment in a security company here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire, a box of trunk containing the sum of ($7.500.000).

Meanwhile, I want to leave Cote d'Ivoire entirely with this money because of the political crises here because it is geting worse, i will like to use this money for investment in your country because of the stable political situation and mostly for my future. Right now I am seeking for a foreign partner who will assist me retrieve and serve as the guardian of this fund with whom can plan the best way to move out this fund for investment purposes which is my motive for contacting you. Moreover, you are requested to assist in the following areas.


I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards.Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.


Now permit me to ask these few questions:-
1. Can you honestly help me as your daughter?
2. Can I completely trust you?
3. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you ?


Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible. Through my private email box bellow for security reasons: (susangnassingbe_222@yahoo.com)

I want you to please kindly have a look on this site so that you will be able to know more about the reason why i need your Urgent respond: www.abidjan.com


Thank you so much.
My sincere regards,
Miss Susan Gnassingbe




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