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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)
  • "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 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.
  • lewis.com01@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <lewis_com10@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 18:26:22 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Urgent, Madam Lewis Sankoh

12 BP 2114 ABIDJAN 12
E-MAIL:(lewis.com01@yahoo.fr )
ABIDJAN-COTE D'IVOIRE.



Dearest One,

In the name of God the Beneficent; the Merciful,the Master of the day of Judgement , I greet you.

I am Madam Mariam Sankoh,the wife of former minister of agriculture of the Republic of Sierra Leone and also diamond and gold merchant Honourable Paul Chieck SANKOH who died in December 4th 2005 in free town, Sierra Leone, as a result of political crisis in Sierra Leone. I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your to claim of our cash of Eighteen Million Dollars ($18.000.000.00 Dollars) now in custody of a security and finance company here in Abidjan Cote D$BC*(Bvoire Africa to your private bank account pending on our arrival to your country. First and foremost, I apologize using this medium to reach you for a transaction/business of this magnitude, but this is due to confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium. Be informed that I obtained your enviable credentials/particulars from the SITE.I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the execution of this transaction described hereunder for the benefit of both parties.
My late husband did not declared the real contact of the boxes to the security company officials. He only told them that the boxes is containing family valuable and Gold inside the box. You are the only person I have sent this message across to. I will like keep the secret of this money until it arrival your country.

SOURCE OF MONEY:-

My late husband, honourable Paul Chieck Sankoh ,a native of FALABA DISTRIC in the northern province of Sierra Leone in West Africa, owned a large field of diamond and gold plantation before he be came agriculture minister and later died in the peak of the civil war, between the rebels force of Major Paul Koromah and now i want you to help me to claim these boxes of money and transfer it to your bank account in your country. To make a good arrangement for a joint business investment on our behalf in your country and you will take care of the investment in your country.
Most importantly, the security company officials do not know the exact
content of the boxes, because it was declared as a family valuable documents for security purppose.The whole documents issued after deposit, is in my son's name and under his care (Mr Azeez Sankoh).I called you to help me in these transaction because mostly I don$BCU(B want to involve my own people for security reason, secondly i am financially down and right now very sick due to my heart problem and also my son is very young to cry on with this transaction all alone, his only 22 years old, These are why i contacted you as an outsider for your assistance, we consider to give you 20% of the total money for your effort and your assistance over this transaction and another 5% of the total money for any expenses may occur during the transaction on your side. Lastly, I plead with you to keep this transaction strictly and confidential until money arrival your care.

Please try to reach us as soon as you get this letter. Thanks and hope to hear from you soon. You can reach me through this private email address:(lewis.com01@yahoo.fr) i will be waiting for your reply.

Thanks and God Bless.

Madam Lewis Sankoh




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