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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:
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • john_festus_and_sister@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: JOHN FESTUS <john_and_sister@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <info_john_festus_sister@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 15:06:39 +0200
Subject: John and sister



John and sisterZodiac Guest House Abidjan21 BP 1027 ABIDJAN 21Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire)
Email:(john_festus_and_sister@yahoo.com)

Dear respectful,

With due respect and to the glory of Almighty God whom we worship I call upon you to assist me and my sister. Please permit us to inform you of our desire of going into business relationship with you. We must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business.My name is John Festus, The only son of late Chief Festus. My father as a very wealthy cocoa merchant here in Abidjan but we are from Sierra Leone.
My father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip. My mother died immediately after she deliverd my junior sister Mary when I was three years old and since then our father took us so special.

Before his death in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of($9.500.000.00) NINE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR left in fixed /suspense account in a bank here in Abidjan, He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a beneficiary in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment and also to continue our education.
I am with all the necessary documents concerning the money. Dear, I am honourably seeking for your assistance in the following ways:

(1) To provide a bank account where this money will be transferred into.(2) To make arrangement for me and my younger sister to come over to your country to further our Education.

More over, I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/input after the successful transfer of this money into your nominated bank account in your country; you indicate your options towards assisting us. You signify your interest to assist us. As we depend in God, and with God all things are possible.

Anticipating hearing from you today by mail.

Please respond me through this e-mail address for security reasons.(john_festus_and_sister@yahoo.com)


Thanks and may God bless you.

Best regards,John and mary
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