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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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "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.
  • mirian.ekmue@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mirian Ekmue <mirian.ekmue05@yahoo.com.au>
Reply-To: mirian.ekmue@yahoo.ca
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 21:33:53 +1000 (EST)
Subject: From Miss Mirian Ekmue


>From Miss Mirian Ekmue
.16,Rue des jardins Cocody
les Deux-Plateaux
Abidjan Cote D\dIvoire

Dearest One,
In brief I am Miss Mirian Ekmue. from Ivory Coast. I am 20 years old, the only daughter. I lost my parents 2002 during the political problem in this country. My late father was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting board until his death . He was assassinated by the rebels following the political uprising.

Before his death he made a deposit of Six Million USA Dollars ($6,000,000.00) here in Cote d' Ivoire in leading bank in my name as the next of kin. My late intended to buy a cocoa processing machine. I want you to help me claim the money from the bank as my late father's business partner, so that the bank will transfer the money to your account in your country. I visited the bank last time and asked them that i want to claim the money, but one of the bank director told me that i'm too young to handle the money alone, so that is the reason why i'm contact you to help me receive the money from the bank as my late father's business partner.

I have plans to do investment in your country, like real estate and industrial production. This is my reason for writing to you. Please if you are willing to assist me and interest to help me receive the money from the bank contact me through my private email address. mirian.ekmue@yahoo.ca
Thanks and best regards .
>From Miss Mirian Ekmue.



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