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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • jos_martins081@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Joseph Martins" <jos_martins081@latinmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 16:17:39 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: PLS.RESPOND ASAP


DEAR,GOOD DAY,=20
I AM CONTACTING YOU WITH CONFIDENCE THAT I HAVE CHOSEN A RIGHTFUL PERSO=
N THAT WILL HELP ME TO EXECUTE THIS TRANSACTION AND INVESTMENT PROJECT.=

MY NAME IS JOSEPH MARTINS,26 YEARS OLD FROM SIERA LEONE. MY LATE FATHER=
DR SAMUEL MARTINS DEPOSITED AN AMOUNT OF TWELVE MILLION USD($12,000.00=
0.00) IN A SECURITY FIRM HERE IN ABIDJAN,REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE.
PRESENTLY,I AM THE ONLY ONE LEFT IN MY FAMILY AS MY ONLY SISTER AND MOT=
HER DIED DURING THE CIVIL WAR IN MY COUNTRY.I AM THE BENEFICIARY AND TH=
E NEXT OF KIN OF THE FUND.
I WANT YOU TO ASSIST ME TO RETRIEVE THIS FUND AND TRANSFER IT TO YOUR =
COUNTRY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES,SO I CAN FUTHER MY EDUCATION AND LIVE A=
NEW LIFE IN GOOD ENVIROMENT. I WILL SEND YOU THE PROOF OF THE DEPOSIT =
AS WE CONTINUE IN COMMUNICATION.
I HAVE ALREADY DISCUSSED WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY AND THEY ARE =
WAITING FOR YOU TO CONTACT THEM AS MY FATHER'S FOREIGN PARTNER.
I WILL GIVE YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM, FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.
THIS IS MY OTHER EMAIL ADDRESS (jos_martins081@yahoo.fr)
I AM EXPECTING YOUR IMMEDIATE REPLY.
THANKS,
JOSEPH MARTINS.

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