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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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.
  • 9milan@yahoo.it
  • c_9milan@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "_9milan@yahoo.it" <_9milan@yahoo.it>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:50:13 +0100
Subject: intramarkt.be - Er is een vraag over uw advertentie: oude schoolplaten from _9milan@yahoo.it

Dit is een vraag van _9milan@yahoo.it (_9milan@yahoo.it) op uw advertentie

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Vraag van _9milan@yahoo.it (_9milan@yahoo.it)
_9milan@yahoo.it My Dear , How are you and your Family ? I am Ceiline Milan from Ivory Coast in West africa,I am Daughter to late Mr George Milan . It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country. Though I have not met with you before but I believe, one has to risk confiding in succeed sometimes in life. There is this huge amount of eight million U.S dollars($8,000,000.00) which my late Father kept for with a security company in Abidjan before his Death. Now I have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside this country for security and political reasons.I want you to help me claim and retrieve these fund from the security company and transfer it into your personal account in your country for investment purposes of your choice. I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways: (1) To serve as a guardian of this fund since i am 22 years old. (2) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country If you can be of an assistance to me I will be pleased to offer to you 10% Of the total fund. PLEASE REPLY ME WITH THIS PRIVATE EMAIL c_9milan@yahoo.it I await your soonest response. Respectfully yours, Miss. Ceiline Milan