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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  • pjsg001@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PRINCESS JOSEPHINE S.GODFREY" <josephine_sankoh0606@yahoo.co.jp> (may be fake)
Reply-To: pjsg001@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 12:03:23 +0000
Subject: MAY IT PLEASE YOU TO ASSIST ME ON THIS SUBJECT.


FROM ;PRINCESS JOSEPHINE S.GODFREY
11 PLEATOUX ABIDJAN
COTE D'IVOIRE AFRICA
SIR,
I SAW YOUR PROFILE I DECIDED TO SEND YOU THIS MESSAGE HOWEVER
I WILL LIKE YOU TO READ ALL THE MESSAGE I SENT YOU THEN YOU GET BACK TO ME.
I AM PRINCESS JOSEPHINE S.GODFREY FROM IVORY COAST AND I AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE I NEED YOUR HELP IN THE MANAGEMENT OF A SUM OF MONEY THAT MY LATE FATHER LEFT FOR ME BEFORE HE DIED.I WILL BE GLAD THAT YOU BE MY GUARDIAN AND INVEST THIS MONEY PARTLY INTO GOD'S WORK AND REST INTO PROFIT YEILDING VENTURE.
THIS MONEY IS USD$7.5 MILLION AMERICAN DOLLARS AND THE MONEY IS IN A BANK HERE IN COTE D'IVOIRE AFRICA.
MY FATHER WAS A VERY RICH COCOA FARMER AND HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS COLLEAGUES AND NOW I WANT YOU TO STAND AS MY GUIDIAN AND APPOINTED BENEFICIARY TO RECEIVE THE MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY SINCE I AM ONLY 19
YEARS WITHOUT MOTHER OR FATHER.
PLEASE I WILL LIKE YOU TO REPLY TO THIS EMAIL SO THAT I WILL TELL YOU ALL THE INFORMATION SO THAT THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, ALSO HELP TO GET ME PAPERS TO TRAVEL TO YOUR COUNTRY TO COMPLETE MY EDUCATION.
AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU, I WILL GET BACK TO YOU WITH COMPLETE PROVE AND FORMALITIES WE CAN BE NEEDED FOR THE TRANSFER.
I AM WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY.
THANKS.
PRINCESS JOSEPHINE S.GODFREY
PLS CONTACT ME ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL: pjsg001@yahoo.fr

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam