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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:

• 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.
  • +22507454797 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: mustafa idris <idris@mustaidris.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 19:34:08 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM: DR MUSTAPHA IDRIS


FROM: DR MUSTAPHA IDRIS

TEL/FAX +225-074-547-97

EMAIL: mustaidris@aol.com

ATTN: DEAR PRESIDENT/MD.

I write to seek your cooperation as my foreign partner and your assistance to enable us to own properties and invest in the stable economy of your country. I apologize if this mail does not suit your personal or business ethics.

I got your contact courtesy of a business journal from the Ivory Coast Information Exchange in my earnest search for a reliable and trustworthy individual/company who can assist me in this business.

My names are Dr. Mustafa Idris. We are making this venture proposal to you in strict confidence. As senior civil servants in the Ivory Coast Government, the Ivory Coast civil service laws (Code of Conduct bureau) forbid us to own a foreign account. The money we have in our possession is an overdue payment bill totaling Twenty Six Million, Four Hundred and Twenty Six Thousand US Dollars (US$26,426,000.00) which we want to transfer abroad with the assistance and co-operation of a company/or an individual to receive the said funds, via a reliable Bank Account.
If you will like to assist us as a partner, then indicate your interest after which we shall both discuss on the modalities. All other information to facilitate the remittance of the funds will be revealed to you in due course. For your assistance, you shall receive 30% amounting to US$7,927,800.00 of the US$26.426Million, 60% amounting to US$15,855,600 for us and 10% amounting to US$2,642,600 will be used to settle taxation and other miscellaneous expenses in the course of transferring the funds to your account.
Please indicate your direct telephone and direct fax number when replying this business proposal Strictly through my alternative address: for security reasons. I will call you when necessary.

NOTE: In the event of your inability to handle this transaction please inform me so that i can look for another reliable person who can assist in this respect.

A swift acknowledgment on the receipt of this mail will be appreciated.

Thank you and God bless you.

Best regards,
DR MUSTAPHA IDRIS

N.B: Please contact me via my alternative email address mustaidris@aol.com

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