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

Fraud email example:

From: "bernard leroix" <bernardleroix@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 11:26:02 +0100
Subject: partenariat


Hello
,
I write this mail to you only with an aim of your assistance.
First of all I would like that you supported my request and are in good faith with me.
I know that you do not know me in person and we did not have conversation before.
On the other hand, let to me to a little speak you about me. I am Mr. Bernard leroix, I work as a
banker here in Abidjan (Ivory Coast).
I inform you that fire Dr.Samuel Richard of America died east, it worked with the United Nations here at Ivory Abidjan-Coast deposited the sum of US$ 3,000,000 in species after having to create a virtual account of purse.
This money is always in the department of the banking transfer i.e. more precisely within our banking house, of which I am the Director always in waiting of a complaint of this amount of money.
All that I ask you then if you are interested to make complaints on this money by giving you the various procedures of acquisition of this money as to know if it is possible to transfer without delay the sum from US$3,000,000 on your account.
In other, I hold to specify you that 30% of all the sum will return to you, will be blocks on your account as soon as you help me to receive the money of our banking center at your bank.
I ask you to be so kind as to take an action pursuant very to me fovorable, because there is no risk in this transaction and this transaction will not cost you anything.
Consequently all that it will cost you it is the truth and honesty which must submerge in this transaction.
Thank you in advance for comprehension, I am in waiting of your message, and you requests to agree to answer me in the immediate future
through my address personal email: bernardleroix@yahoo.fr

Bonjour ,

Je vous écris ce courrier seulement dans but de votre assistance.
Avant toute chose je voudrais que vous souteniez ma demande et soyez de bonne foi avec moi. Je sais que vous ne me connaissez pas en personne et nous n'avons pas eu de conversation auparavant.Par contre,laissez-moi un peu vous parler de moi.

Je suis M. bernard leroix, je travaille en tant que banquier ici à Abidjan(Côte d'Ivoire). Je vous informe que feu Dr.Samuel Richard d'Amérique est mort, il travaillait avec les Nations Unies ici à Abidjan-Côte D'Ivoire a déposé la somme de US$ 3,000,000 en
espèces après avoir creer un compte de bourse virtuel.
Cet argent est toujours dans le département du transfert bancaire c'est à dire plus précisement au sein de notre etablissement bancaire, dont je suis le Directeur toujours dans l'attendant d'une réclamation de cette somme d'argent.
Tout ce que je vous demande alors si vous êtes interesses à faire des réclamations sur cet argent en vous donnant les différentes procedures d'acquisition de cet argent ainsi que de savoir si il est possible de transférer sans délais la somme de US$3,000,000 sur votre compte .
En autre, je tiens à vous préciser que 30% de toute la somme vous reviendra,sera bloque sur votre compte dès que vous m'aiderez à recevoir l'argent de notre centre bancaire à votre banque. Je vous prie bien vouloir me donner une suite très fovorable,car il n'y a aucun risque dans cette transaction et cette transaction ne vous coûtera rien. Par conséquent tout ce qu'elle vous coûtera c'est la vérité et
l'honnêteté qui doivent submerger dans cette transaction.

Merci d'avance pour la comprehension,je suis dans l'attente de votre message, et
vous prie de bien vouloir me répondre dans l'immediat à travers mon
adresse email personnel :bernardleroix@yahoo.fr

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