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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)
  • "the consignment " (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)
  • "million 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)
  • "does not know the contents of the box" (a common phrase found 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.
  • mrs.rebecca_michael@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: rebecca michael <rebeccamichaels6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrs.rebecc_michael@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 11:00:02 +0000
Subject: Good Day To You!



My dear how are you and your family I hope is well,
It is with strict confidence and trust that I wish to contact you seeking for your assistance please Dear friend this is urgent matter am seriously in need of your support I mean your financial help. I sourced your profile from a human resource profile database in your country though I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events well,

I am Mrs Rebecca Michael, From Ivory Coast please kindly accept my apology for sending this unsolicited mail to you. Once again dear friend am really in need of your assistance at my present condition,

I am a widow being that I lost my husband a couple of some years ago.
My husband was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting board until his death, He was assassinated in January 2005 by the rebels following the political uprising before his death, but my main reason of sending this mail to you is that in his life time he made a deposit in the security company here in Cote d’Ivoire the sum of (U.S $7.5 million dollars) which I don't know on how to claim it back. And whereby that the security company does not know the contents of the box is money and all they know is family treasures,

because the time my late husband made the deposit with them he told them that the consignment will be shipping to his foreign associate in oversea.my dear I must tell you ever since I lost my husband things is not longer that easier for me like as it is before because when he is alive he doesn't allowed me to do anything it caused me not to have something doing as a business but he provides all that the family needed before the cold hand of death over takes him since he died since the surdden death I and my son is only surviving from the little money kept in bank,

secondly as my late husband was assassinated by his business partners am afraid I think am not safe anymore here am know longer feeling happy with my country due to the assassinated of my late husband they may come after me that's my reason of asking for your assistance to enable me take away all that I have here and live this country and all I have here now is this money that is the only hope I have. The most easiest thing that I can take for now,

Please I want you to do me a favour to receive this consignment as my late husband foreign associate in overseas in your country, so when everything is over I will come over to your country with my only son Kevin by name and make use of it and my son will continue his education there. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried considering the fact that we did not know nor met each other before,

But I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. I have plans to Invest this money in your country, like real Estate and Industrial production, Please if you are willing to assist me and my only son, please kindly indicate your interest in replying soonest, I am ready to offer you 20% of the total money.please try and get back to me as quickly as you can via email furnished above for more clarifications am hoping to hear from you, mrs.rebecca_michael@yahoo.com

Thanks for your time

Yours Mrs Rebecca Michael!
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