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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found 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.
  • mary_allen1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mary allen" <maryallen_89@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mary_allen1@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 17:46:41 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

Good day and Compliments,

I am writing this letter in confidence believing that
if it is the wish of God for you to help me and my
family, God almighty will bless and reward you
aboundantly and you would never regreat this. I am 21
yrs old. I do like any person who can be caring,
loving and home oriented. I will love to have a
long-term relationship with you and to know more about
you. I would like to build up a solid foundation with
you in time coming if you can be able to help me in
this transaction.Well, my father died by poison during
his business trip with his friends.

I am the only person who can take care of his wealth
now because i am still young and my mother is not
literate enough to know all my father's wealth. He
left the sum of USD 7,350,000.00 dollars (seven
Million, Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand US Dollars)
in a security company in here in Ivory Coast.This
money was annually paid into my late fathers account
from Shell petroleum development company(spdc)and
chevron oil company operating in our locality for the
compensation of youth and community development.

I don't know how and what I will do to invest this
money somewhere in abroad,so that my father's kindred
will not take over what belongs to my father and our
family, which they were planning to do without my
present because I am a young girl as stated by our
culture in the town. Now, I urgently need your humble
assistance to move this money from the security
company to your country and I strongly believe that by
the grace of God, you will help me invest this money
wisely. I am ready to pay 15% of the total amount to
you if you help me in this transaction and another
10% interest of Annual After Income to you, for
handling this transaction for me, 5% is for any
expences which you willstrongly have absolute control
over.

If you can handle this project sincerely and also
willing to assist me in lifting this fund, kindly
reach me. Please, note that this transaction is 100%
risk free and I hope to commence the transaction as
quick as possible, I will send you my picture and
other vital proof as soon as I hear from you.
Yours sincerely,
Here is my private email address, mary_allen1@yahoo.com

Mary Allen

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