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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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "contact me immediately" (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.
  • amina02_boga@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: emile boga <bogaemile@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <amina04_boga@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 13:48:44 +0000
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE



Sir,

My name is Amina Emile, My Late Father was Interior Minister Emile Boga Doudou abidjan cote d’ivoire west africa. I am contacting you of a business transfer, of a huge amount of gold dust which was deposited to our security Company I will love if you can come down here in abidjan for the cliaming of the gold, I could have do it my self but I small to take care of such amount of gold here in my country, Do to the problem my country have been in for over 4years now and is in the same problem that killed my Father. I will if you can come down here and stand at my side as my late Father business partner so that will cliam the gold and we both will fly to your country at once.

Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that everything will be taking care of by me since i am in the position to give the necessary information of moving this gold in to your country, I decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction. I will like to you see this yourself (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2268718.stm) and as well know that I am honest to you.

The total quantity of the gold is 600 kilos of 22 and 24 carat gold dust.
If this proposal is acceptable by you, please endeavor to contact me immediately THROUGH THIS MY PRIVATE BOX ( amina02_boga@yahoo.fr)

Best Regards,

Amina.
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