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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i want to solicit your attention" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (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 orphan scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22506740710 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • pti_gide_cisse1@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: gideon cisse <pri_gid_cisse1@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <pri_gid_cisse1@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 23:38:09 +0200
Subject: From: Prince GIDEON CISSE.



From: Prince GIDEON CISSE.

Dearest One,

Compliment of the season. My name is Prince GIDEON CISSE the only son of late MR. JUSTIN CISSE from Mende in Republic of Sierra Leone.

My father was a limited gold merchant in Republic of Sierra Leone,before his untimely death.A week after a business trip to Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire,to negotiate for his gold business,on his way back to Sierra Leone,he was attacked with my mother by unknown assassins,which my mother died instantly but my father died five days later in the Hospital. Before my father gave up the ghost,he told me he deposited the sum of $9.5 Million US Dollars in a bank here in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire,and now the money is for me as an inheritance.

I want to solicit your attention in receiving this my Inheritance in your account on my behalf for investment in your country. My purpose of contacting you is because you live in the western world where I want to invest this Inheritance.

I will be happy if you can assist me in receiving this my Inheritance and keep it safe for me, I assure you 20% of the total sum as a compensation for your effort/input after the successful transaction.

I will need your bank account information's your tel/fax numbers for submition so that we can commence communication Immediately.

On receipt of your response,I will send you full details about the inheritance and more information about myself.

Reply me through my yahoo private email address: (pti_gide_cisse1@yahoo.fr) I can also be reached through telephone number: +225 0674 0710 for batter breifing.

I am waiting for your urgent response reply with your business profile.

Best regards,
Prince GIDEON CISSE.
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