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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (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.
  • jonathanfestus@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jonathan festus <jonathanfestus@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 16:15:46 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM JONATHAN FESTUS/PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP.


From jonathan festus.
+22507427485.
jonathanfestus@yahoo.fr.


Dear Respectful One.

Permit me to inform you that after reading your add in the net. I became interested in disclosing every thing about myself to you. I am the son of late Dr WILLIAMS FESTUS, the former chief accountant to the Sierra-Leone gold coperation in kenama , who was assassinated by the RUF rebels during his visit to our village on April 6 2003.

Unfortunately my mother died for hypertension three week later here in Abidjan and before then my mother has already advised me and my younger Brother James to look for a foreign partner to transfer this fund and invest it abroad. I inherited a total sum of $18.5 million us dollars, from my late beloved father as the next of kin to my family.This money which is concealed in a metallic trunk box was deposited with a security company here in Abidjan under a special arrangements as deposited on behalf of a foreign partner containing African Arts for export.

Now that we are in Abidjan and verified the deposit, we need your assistance to help us move this funds out for investment in your country as we can not invest here due to its nearness to our country and the war still going on there .we ask you to scout for a valuable and lucrative business , so that we can invest wisely.

We have in mind to give you 10% of the total sum of US $18.5 million , and 5 % for any expenses which you will make in course of this transaction, fax messages,phone calls air tickets etc. By this mail you are now requested to arrange on how we can move the fund quick to your account in your country for investment.
Awaiting for your urgent response.
Yours
JONATHAN FESTUS


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