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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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 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.
  • +22508473452 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • willams_jude3@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: willams jude <willams_jude3@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 19:48:32 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: FROM JUDE AND SISTER I HOPE TO HERE FROM YOU SOONEST


FROM JUDE
Please I know this may come to you by supprise , because you did not know me, I needed your assistance that was why I write you, it is my desire of going into business relationship with you.

I am JUDE and my sister ROSEMARIE WILLAMS the children of H.R.H CHIEF WILLAMS of mende (blessed memory)the ex- king of mende tribe in Sierra-Leone. On the 19th May, 2002 our father was murdered by some rebel group on the accusation that he is a great sponsor and in support to restore the democratically elected President of Alahji Tejan Kabba. Almost half of the palace was burnt.

Fortunately I was not in the place when they raided the palace my father married 2 wives with 10 children my mother , with 6 of my father's children where murdered in cold blood while my little sister escape the incident with bullet wounds on her right leg at the moment where the remaining families are I don't know. Rightnow I am left alone with only one sister after the sudden assassination of my father the family has been displaced and totally disorganized left with nothing.
Early that year before the death of my father i travelled to abidjan where he told the family that he deposited 8.5 million USD in a finance house in canada,now we are looking for a God fearing person who will assist us in transfering the money into his account. So I decided to go and search for the documents where my father use to keep them in his room, I discovered the documents covering the deposit he made with the finance house and other documents for his business. As my town has been a serious war zone, I made arrangement and leave the country with my sister to abidjan Cote d'ivoire now.

We have contacted and conform the deposit with the finance house with all the documents and the deposit code, all the documents are with me here. Now I wish to transfer these funds abroad and enter into a business venture as the country (Cote d'ivoire) is no longer in peace since October 2002 the country has witness all sort of political unrest ranging from ethnic clash which resulted to killing of innocent citizens and strangers are living in fears as the country is no longer that peaceful nation as it was before due to this reason that I have decided to contact you, to assist me to transfered this money out of this country for the future of me and my younger sister.
As soon as you show your sincererity and interesting we will talk about your persentage and how
to invest the money on your advice.

Please I need your assistance. Waiting for your urgent reply on this private yahoo mailbox (willams_jude3@yahoo.fr)and please call me on (+22508473452)

Thanks and God bless.
Best regards.
willams jude




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