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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 next of kin 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.
  • patrickazan4@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: patrick azanrakpo <patrickazan1000@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: patrickazan4@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:42:52 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: RE:INVESTMENT




Good day,




Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I prayed over it and selected your name among other names. maybe you're aware that my country ( ivory coast /
cote d'ivoire
). was seriously attacked by rebel’s, which as at now occupying 1/2 of the land mass. see websites :www.abidjan.com

During these events; much factory, magazines, and houses were burnt and plundered by riot. Our family was also touched, but it was our enemy who has to use this great
Opportunity
to burn down our cocoa farm which valued at thousand of dollars. my mother has already died in 2002, it was my father who was attacked , By God's grace I was not there.

Before the death of my father in the private hospital here in
Abidjan
. he revealed to me that he has deposited a great sum of US$ 10.250.000 dollars ( Ten million two hundred and fifty thousand dollars )in a private security company in
Abidjan
. it was deposited in my name as his only son and also his next of kin and gave me all the documents concerning the
deposit of the fund and ordered me seriously to seek for a foreigner out of the country which can assist me to withdraw the money out of the security company in order to continue a new life abroad, because I am his only Son and to safe my life.

I am 25 years old, All I need is for you to assist me withdraw my money from the security company and to invest it in a good business in your Country. After a careful thought I have decided to give you a commission of 15 % of the total sum to enable you cover
up every unavoidable expenses during the process of the transaction. May almighty God touch your heart and give you the courage to make a wise decision while I am expecting to hear from you soon.Reply me on Email: patrickazan4@yahoo.fr

Best regards

Patrick Azanrakpo


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