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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)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • mahmoudssan@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mahmoud hassan" <mahmoudhassann@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 21:20:24 +0000
Subject: FROM MAHMOUD HASSAN.

FROM MAHMOUD HASSAN.
ABIDJAN-COTE D'IVOIRE.
WEST-AFRICA.
EMAIL: mahmoudssan@yahoo.com

Dearest one,


Good a thing to write you. I have a proposal for you, however it is not
mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your will.
Your profile pushed me to send you this mail, my name is Mahmoud Hassan am
24years old,I am the only child of late Mr. Hassan.

My father was a highly reputable business man (a cocoa merchant) who
operated in the capital of Ivory coast during his days. It is sad to say
that he passed away mysteriously in France during one of his business trips
abroad on 12th.August 2003.Though his sudden death was linked or rather
suspected to have been master minded by an uncle of his who travelled with
him at that time. But God knows the truth!

My father took me so special. Before his death, he told me about a box he
concealed the sum of Seven million, five hundred thousand United State
Dollars.(USD$7.5) deposited in one of the security company's here in Abidjan
Ivory coast West Africa, which he disguised and declared the box to contain
family valuables instead of money, by this way the company does not know the
true content of the box.

The deposit document which I have in my possession carries my late father
name as the depositor, while I'm the next of kin on the same document. And I
really don't know what to do. This is because I have suffered a lot of set
backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast. The
death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life.

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

Thank you so much and God be with you,
Mahmoud Hassan.

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