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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million us 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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22506408473 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • chimarawilliam121@mail.az

Fraud email example:

From: "William & Mother" <chimarawilliam23@ozu.es> (may be fake)
Reply-To: chimarawilliam2008@ozu.es
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 20:48:29 +0100
Subject: Answer My Request.


Dear

I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but it as an
emergency to our condition with my mother here in Cote D' Ivoire Abijan,
Be bless as you help me and my mother to transfer and invest our money in
your country.My name is Chimara William with My Mother from the republic
of Sudan in Central Africa Dafur,now seeking for refuge in Cote D' Ivoire
l under the(UNHCR)united nation high commission for refuge with my

mother.

I got your contact during a desperate search here in Ivory Coast Cote D
Ivoire for a possible investment transaction. My (late) father HON DR.
ALMAMMY William, who was the former ministre of finance and economy in
Sudan before he was assinated by the rebbles in the captal city of
Khartoon 2003. And all our properties was totally destroyed. However, we
managed to escape with some of my father'sdocuments covering $19.000.000
Million dollars(Nintheen Million us dollars Only) which is presently
deposited safely in a Bank here in Cote D' Ivoire Abijan West Africa on

my name as the only son of the family and the next of kin.

The Bank have approved to transfer the fund deposited on my name but we
are looking for a trust and reaible foreign partner who will assist us to
transfer and inves the fund in his country. i was advice to live with my
mother to Cote D' Ivoire Abijan West Africa because i was the next target
as the only son of my family. All the vital documents will be fax to you
as our foreign partnerwho will recive the fund for the investment.

Meanwhile,we are saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy
foriegn personality to help us transfer the money and invest it in his
country and into his possession pending our arrival to meet with him.
Furthermore, we only want this done this way because your country is
politically stable for any profitable investment and only if you accept
our proposal, you will serve as the beneficiary of the fund on
commencement of this proposed transactions.

You will send me and my mother a letter of inviation to enable us to get

avisa and fly down to your country once the fund is been transfer to your
country.i hope you will not betray me and my mother because this money is
all our hope since my late fathe r died. I am giving you the offers as
mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance to assist us, we have
decided to invest 40% of the total fund based on equity participation in
your company. Secondly, we shall also take 5% out for any miscelleneous
expenses that may occure during the transfer.

Conclusively, i wish you send me a reply immediately as soon as you

recieve this proposal so that we shall arrange on how this fund will be

transfer to your country. On commencement,this transaction will take

nothing less than 4 working days to be accomplished as the bank managment

told me and my mother.All documents covering the fund are safe and intact

with us here in Cote D' Ivoire Abijan

i will fax you all the vital documents to enable you to contact the Bank
firm for the transfer.my mother is sending her greetings to you and your
family. kindly keep this transfer secert and confidentail. contact me on
this telephone number as soon as you recive this massage. 00225 064 084

73 for more chimarawilliam200010@ozu.es

contact me on telephone urgent as soon you recive the massage for more
details and keep it confidetail between you as us. +225 064 084 73
chimarawilliam121@mail.az
my mother is sending her greetings to you and your family.call us urgent

for more detail chimarawilliam111111@ozu.es + 225 064 084 73

Thanks yours son,

William & Mother

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