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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)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin 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.
  • stella_adams_jrc@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: stella adams <stella_adams_jr1000@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <stella_adams_jrc@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 09:38:27 -0500
Subject: MY DEAR,



MY DEAR, I AM STELLA ADAMS ,24 YEARS OLD,MY FATHER OWNS ALIMITED OF COCOA AND GOLD BUSINESS IN REPUBLIQUE OF LIBERIA. AFTER HIS TRIP TO ABIDJAN COTE DIVIORE TONEGOTIATE ON A COCOA AND GOLD BUSINESS HE WANTED TOINVEST IN ABROAD.ONE WEEK HE CAME BACK FROM HIS TRIPTO ABIDJAN HE HAD A MOTOR ACCIDENT WITH MY SISTERWHICH MY SISTER DIED INSTANTLY BUT MY FATHER DIEDAFTER FIVE DAYS IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL IN MY COUNTRY.IT WAS LIKE MY FATHER KNEW HE WAS GOING TO DIE MAY HISGENTLE SOUL REST IN PREFECT PEACE. HE DISCLOSED TO MEAND MY MOTHER THAT HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF (USD$5,2)INTO A SECURITY COMPANY ABIDJAN IN COTE DIVIORE THAT THE MONEYWAS MEANT FOR HIS COCOA AND GOLD BUSINESS HE WANTED TOESTABLISH IN ABROAD.I AM SOLICITING FOR YOUR HELP TOTRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRYFOR INVESTMENT.PROMISE TO GIVE YOU 10% PERCENT OF THE TOTALL AMOUNTCONTACT ME E-MAIL:(stella_adams_jrc@yahoo.co.uk )REGARDS. STELLA
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