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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:
  • "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.
  • samira226@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: samira wilson <samira_wilson803@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <samira226@myway.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 14:09:57 +0200
Subject: From Samira Wilson


From Samira WilsonAbidjan-Cote D'IvoireEmail: samira226@myway.com
My Dear,
It is my pleasure to write you after much consideration on your profile, I am the only Daughter of my father late Mr. Wilson. In fact, I am Samira wilson from Cote d'Ivoire, the daughter of late MR WILSON , who was a business tycoon on gold and cocoa exporter precisely in Ghana and Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire. My father was poisoned by his business associates during a seminar held in Ghana. Before his death he had sincerely called /confided on me over his possession of $ 9.5 m dollar (NINE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) which he had deposited in the Bank for my iheritance. However, before his death he had advised me in continuation to seek for a foreigner from any country of my choice where I could transfer this money and use it for an investment advantageously of which I honourably need your assistance this way. (1) To help me to transfer this money to your account successfully confidentially.(2) To provide a bank account into which this funds will be transferred (3) You will help me to obtain a residential authorization in your country immediately you confirm this fund in your account. Moreover, I am willing to offer you 25% from the total sum for your compensation, effort/input in helping me to transfer this fund to your account.Meanwhile, you can indicate your option of helping me while I believe that this transaction is concluded, indicate also your interest and the investment that is lucrative.I am urgently waiting to hear from you. Please contact me via my above email address if you are interested to help me out. NB/. Your confidentiality will give me the power to send to you all the necessary documents concerning this transaction.Thank you and God bless you for your co-operation is welcomed. Samira Wilson
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