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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
• 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.
  • mb_doudou2007@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Michael Boga Doudou <michaelbd78@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <mb_doudou2007@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:29:35 +0200
Subject: FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION




From Michael.
Dear Friend.
My name is Master Michael Boga Doudou the Son of the
Interior Minister Emile Boga Doudou of Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory
coast) who was killed in the September 19,2002 mutiny that equally lead to the
death of former military junta Robert Guei. you can find on web page.
Ivory Coast Rebel Uprising Spreads :
http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/africa/09/21/ivory/index.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2268718.stm
My mother died just last year due to heart attarck I
want to transfer Nineteen Million,Five Hundred Thousand US
dollars(US$19,500,000)left in a fixed/ suspense Account in one of the prime banks here inAbidjan by my late father.
I am looking for a God fearing person to help me.I
want to transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such as real
Estate management or Hotel management.
I am honourably seeking your assistance in the
following ways:
1) To serve as a guardian.
2) To make arrangement for me to come over to your
country to further my education
3)To help me invest the money in a profitable
ventures.
I am only 19years old and prepared to give you 15%
percentage as commission for assisting me and 5% for expences.

Please reply through my private email mb_doudou2007@yahoo.fr

Best Regards
Michael Boga Doudou






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