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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)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin 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.
  • davison_diribe@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <davison_diribe311@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:33:40 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Davison Diribe

From Davison Diribe
Adidjan Ivory Coast
West African
Email:( davison_diribe@yahoo.fr)

Dearest One,

It's 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 someone to succeed sometimes in life. My name is Davison Diribe, I am the only son of Late Hon Dr.Donald Diribe
the former Minister of Transport and Communication under the leadership of president Charles Taylor of Liberia

My father was arrested by Charles Taylor on allegation of using his position in the Govenment to aid smuggling of diamond from the Lofia county diamond field, it was just a political vendetta. On the process my father later died in the prison,it was diagnonised that he was poisoned, but the
Government report says he died of heart failure.

While my father was still in the prison, he sent a note to me before his death regarding a deposit of sum of Twelve Million United States Dollars ($12M) he deposited with a Security company in Abidjan Cote d'ivoire,he also said that the security company officials do not know that the box
conatins money hence the box was deposited under their custody for save keeping as a family valuables. and he used my name in Depositing the box as the beneficiary and next of kin to it and the original document of deposit is intact.

He instructed me to leave immediately with the documents to Abidjan Cote d ivoire to facilitate the claim of the of the funds. Meanwhile i have located the Security company in Abidjan Cote d ivoire, and have also discussed the possibilities of moving the box out of this country to oversea. My
father left a clause that i must reach the age of 24yrs before i could manage the fund myself that i have to introduce a trusted foreign partner who would be my trustee to help me invest this fund hence the need for your assistance. I request that you be my trustee and assist me to clear the
consignment from the security company and finally move it your country for investment.

You will also be resposible for the investment and management of the fund for me till such a time i will finish my education and be matured enough to face the investment you will negotiate for me,also we shall reach an agreement on a percentage you will take for your assistance. Please let me
know immediately if you can assist me so that I will give you more information about the deposit.

thank you in anticipation as i await for your urgent responds.

Yours sincerely

Davison Diribe



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