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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic immunity"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin 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.
  • alexguei70x@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ALEX GUEI <alexguei60x@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 23:59:09 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Dear Please I Need Your Reply !!


Dear ,

With confidence and believe,my thought saw your name as a reliable person to co_operate in joint business partnership.

I am Alex Guei,From Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire(IvoryCoast)the son of Late General Robert Guei.My late Father died in 2002 during the military coup'detat.As a General and head of state(Ivory Coast).My late father deposited two trunk-boxes with Continental Security Company in Lome Togo containing $15.5 million dollars each.

Before he died,he made an arrangement to move this fund to Oversea through a Diplomatic Immunity by the Security Company.This fund was deposited purposely for the purchasing of ammunitions and other heavey equipement.

I am therefore contacting you to assist us claim this consignment out from the Security Company.Please if you can't be here in person for the claiming of the fund,you can instruct Continental Security Company to use there Diplomatic Immunity to ship the consignments to your nominated country.

Note that the company does not know the exact contents of the boxes,it was labelled/registered as family valuables for security reason. I will also need your assistance for investing the money in your country.I shall send to you the certificate of deposite after your acceptance.My mother and i have agreed to compensate you with 25% from the total Sum.Please note that time is not on our side.

I will appreciate it if you can get in touch with me as soon as possible so that i can give you more information about my proposal.You should be assured that there is nothing to worry about as all the arrangements will be handled legally and we will be
here to guide and advise you on what to do till the consignmet gets to your position.

You are to give us guarantee that this fund will be well secured on reaching your position and that you will not take advantage of our situation and seat on the fund.

I hope hearing from you soonest.
Sincerely.
Alex Guei. (for the family)
N/B:Please it is very very important that you keep this secret and confidential untill you get this fund out from the security company.You can also reply me through my alternative E-mail alexguei70x@yahoo.co.uk


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