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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 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 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.
  • bilhahfamily01@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "bilhahfamily@terra.es" <bilhahfamily@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 20:41:40 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: How are you today


How are you today
From donald and Felicia
please contact me with our private email adress(bilhahfamily01@yahoo.fr)
may this mail meet you well
Permit us to inform you of our desire of going into business relationship with you. we got your name and contact from your country directry . please we need a reputable and trust-worthy person that can help us to transfer this money I am Donald and my sister Felicia, the children of late Mr.and Mrs. bilhah.
our father was a very wealthy Gold Merchant in Munrovia the Gold Capital of Liberia, our father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip. our mother died when we are little and since then our father took us so special.Before the death of our father on November,2003 in a private hospital in ABIDJAN REPUBLIC OF COTE D'OIRE He secretly called me to his bedside and told me that he has the sum of US$15 Millon Dollars (FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS) which he deposited with a bank in cote divoire He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates.
please we want you to assure us that when the funds reaches your account
we will not be denied of our share of the total money .
1. to stand as the beneficiary of this funds since I am only 16 and my sister 13 years
2.To make arrangement for us to come over to your country to further our education and to secure Residence permit in your county for us .
3.To assit us transfer the money from the bank of cote d'ivoire to your account in your country as our late father foriegn partner and the beneficiary of this money .
do not be afraid of anything because we have all the vital documents that proved the deposit of the money in the bank and the origin of the money. Moreover, we are willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your effort input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account .we believe that this transfer will be concluded within three days(3 working days. as soon as you contact the bank were the money is deposited we assure you there is no risk involve your roll is to act as the beneficiary of the money and it will easy the
transfer of the total money to your account.
Thanks and be bless .
please contact me with our private email adress(bilhahfamily01@yahoo.fr)
Contact us at 00225-0896-6711
Best Regards,
Donald and felicia
N/B I would also advise you to keep the transaction as
TOP SECRET AND CONFIDENTIAL FOR our SECURITY AND FOR
THE SAFETY OF THE MONEY





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