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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  • jafeenda@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jafeenda mobotu" <jafeenda_8@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jafeenda@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:08:41 +0000
Subject: From Jafeenda Mobotu.

From Jafeenda Mobotu.

Hello my dear,
I am aware that this is not a formal approach in starting a
relationship, but as time goes on, you will realise the need for my
approach. My email to you will come as as a surprise since i don't know you
in person. But if this message comes to you out of your wish, i am very
sorry. I hope that you will read through this email and understand how
difficult things can be for someone in a particular period in life.
My name is Miss. Jafeenda Mobotu, i am 18years now, i was a student in
the University of Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), west Africa. I am
the only daughter of late Chief & Mrs Justin C. Mobotu and my Brother frank.
Some rebel from one part of the government struck our township and
killed my parents and my only brother because my father was one of the
oppositions to the former president of my country Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory
Coast). And before his death he has $7 million U.S.D (Seven million
dollars.) in an account with a bank in Cote D'Ivoire which i am the next of
kin.
My dad has planed to purchase and import some cocoa processing machines
and the development of another factory, unfortunately he did not meet his
target before his untimely death.
The reason why i contacted you for help is due to the agreement my late
father had with the bank during the deposit. I have been denied access to
withdraw the money from the bank, the bank manager told me precisely that
the money was deposited in a suspense fixed account with a clause attached
to it for onward transfer into a foreign bank account.
I have tryed all i could, but the bank manager advised me to look for a
foreign account where the money can be transfered into before i can have
access to it. Since security here can not be guaranteed, besides i've lost
my family and my father's company was burnt down in that rebel attack.
Right now i am in great sufferings and difficulty, i can't feed myself
because i have spent all the money i have.
Please i am begging you to do me a favor by standing as my guardian and
receiver of the money on my behalf, or you can stand as my late father's
foreign business partner to enable the bank to transfer my late dad's money
into your account.
I have suffered in so much pain since i lost my family, so i have
decided to go out of this country and invest in your country if you will
accept to receive the transfer. I will be investing in industrial
production as soon as the bank has made the transfer to you, and you make an
arrangement for me to come over to your country after this money is
transfered to you.
Please my dear, if you will help me realise this transfer and get me out
of this pain, you will have 40% of the total money as compensation for your
effort, and another 10% for any other expense you might made after a
successful transfer by the bank into your account, and that will total your
own share of the transfer 50%.
Please i am begging you to help me by indicating your interest in your
reply to this mail if willing. I will be expecting your urgent reply though
my private email: jafeenda@yahoo.com thanks and may God bless you.

Yours,
Miss Jafeenda Mobotu.
email: jafeenda@yahoo.com

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