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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)
  • "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.
  • adams_jo2251@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: adams johnson <adams_jo1@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <adams_jo225@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:58:10 +0200
Subject: FROM: ADAMS JOHNSON



FROM: ADAMS JOHNSONABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIREE-mail Alternative::: adams_jo2251@yahoo.fr

DEAR FRIEND,COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON I WRITE TO INSTIMATE YOU OF A MATTER THAT REQUIRS AN URGENT ATTENTION WITH REGARDS TO YOUR REPOSEDPERSONALITY AS A RELIABLE ,TRUSTWORTHY AND GOD FEARING. IN A BRIEF INTRODUCTION,I AM THE SON OF LATE MR JOHNSON A. THOMAS FROM SIERRA-LEONE AND I AM PRESENTLY STAYING IN ABIDJAN - IVORY COAST .MY FATHER WAS ONE OF THE MINISTERS OF JOHNNY PAUL KOROMAH'S REGIME IN SIERRA-LEONE.DURING THE INTERVENTION OF THE ECOMOG SOLDIERS TO RESTORE THE PRESIDENCY OF ALHJI TEJAN KABBAH FROM JOHNNY KOROMAH,MY FATHER WAS AMONG THE 23 EXECUTED MINISTERS.

BUT BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER THERE WAS A DEPOSIT OF USD 18.200.000 MILLION DEPOSITED BY MY LATE FATHER IN ONE OF THE FINACIAL PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY IN ABIDJAN - IVORY COAST,WHICH HE REGISTERED UNDER MY NAME AND THE NAME OF HIS FORIEGN PARTNER .THE DEPOSIT WAS REGISTERED IN THE SECURITY COMPANY AS PERSONAL VALUABES.BUT THE SITUATION SOURUNDING MY INABILITY TO CLAIM MY DEPOSIT IN THE SECURITY COMPANY IS THE MAIN REASON I AM CONTACTING YOU. I AM SINCIERELY WAITING AN HOPING THAT YOU WILL BE OF THIS GREAT ASSISTANCE TO ME IN WHICH YOU MUST DEFINITLY BENEFIT. PLEASE FORNOW ALL I NEED IS TO GET YOUR RESPONSE INDICATING YOUR INTREST AND WILLINGINES TO ASSIST ME IN REGARDS TO THIS TRANSACTION.THEN I WILL IMMEDIATELY FURNISH YOU WITH EVERY DETAILS OF THIS TRANSACTION.I AM EARNESTLY WAITING TO HEARING FROM YOU SOONEST.PLEASE BE NICE ENOUGH TO RESPOND IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE MY CANDID MESSAGE.

BEST REGARDS.ADAMS JOHNSON
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