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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • pastor_jude2005@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <airbreeze2547@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 21:26:38 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello

Dearest One,

How are you doing today? I hope all is well with you, Thanks be to God.
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting my inheretance transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from JAPAN. Presently i am in JAPAN for continuation of my education and investment projects with my own share of the total sum.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time. in the moment, I?m very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Pasto Jude Dee he will sends the amount to you without any delay.

Meanwhile, i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring the inheretance deposit despite that it failed us some how. It was not your fault as you explain to me.

Now, i want to show my love for you and dad and mom . i want you to write a letter to my solicitor in Abidjan. In the person of ;

Pasto Jude Dee
Avocats & Avocats-Conseils
Lot,1583, Cocody
Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire
Tel: + 225 07 60 14 71.
Email:pastor_jude2005@yahoo.fr

Tell him to send to you and dad and mom the total of $200.000.00 which i kept for you and dad for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so feel free to tell my Pasto Jude Dee and instruct him where to send the money to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time. In the moment, I very busy here because of the investment projects which i and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my Pasto Jude Dee on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with him, he will send the amount to you without any delay.
Yours Sincerely,

Grace





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