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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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 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.
  • +22507858890 (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.
  • banqueatlantique01@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: oily linda01 <oilylinda01@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:23:52 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Hello sir Mr Amell Diet,...........


Hello sir Mr Amell Diet,

Thanks for your message and for your intebtion to help accept my late father money into any account of your choice may the grace of GOD be with you and keep you save until we meet face to face...

How are you doing hope is well? This is all the information about my family,you ask, Who are you?

my Late dad's name is Mr. EMMANUEL Oily
my late mother's name is Mrs.Esthel Oily
my dad's residential address is:Rue des boucherons 12 BP 5879 Cocody Abidjan 12. Cote D'ivoire West Africa.

He is an importer and exporter of cocoa and coffe to europe and some other part of the world.he is the owner ( A.M INTERNATIONAL ABIDJAN.) situated at marie et pierre zone 4c Marcory.

my mother died long years ago when i am still little and it was my father that took me special and almost everyone who have business interaction with him know me to be his eyes,And both my parents were complete indegene of my country Cote d'ivoire.

Dear one the money is in US DOLLARS and it is a sum (Eight Million Five Hundred thousand U.S. Dollars) United State Dollars. USD ($8,500,000.00) only please if there is any other thing that you like to know that is so essential kindly let me know ok.


Dear Mr Diet, the bank contact is as followings:

Here is the contact of the bank where my late father deposited this money for you to contact them immediately on my behalf.

Bank Name: Banque Atlantique
Bank Adresse: Avenue du Général de Gaulle,
Plateau 04, BP 1036, Abidjan 04 , Côte d'Ivoire
HOT LINE +225 0785 8890
Fax: +225 20216852
Attn Dr. Kablan David ( Managing Director )
Acc/N° : 085/1174588080
Swift Code : ATCICIAB
Telex : 23834 BANKAT
Emails : bank email: banqueatlantique01@yahoo.fr

As you are already known that i am urgently in need for this money to be transfer into your account so that I we will be coming to your country and continue my education in one of the college there while this money will be wisely invested by you in the investment which you and me like and after the percentage of the total money transfer into your account which was instructed by my late father before his sudden death to compensate your effort input during this transaction, the profit that we make in the investment will be share between you and me linda.

According to my late fathers will before he died, he instructed the bank that they should give me access to the funds until when I am 24years. I am only 22years.

I have talked to the bank director here and he informed me that I can appoint my guardian you as the new beneficiary of the funds according to my late fathers will to assist me to invest the funds. I will like to know if you are in the position to invest the funds for me and your Business line of investment in your country ok ....

Please provide your direct telephone number for us to discuss in breif.

I will be expecting your mail soonest. Thanks,
Please Dear one Mr Amell Diet, i will like you to know that i'm very young and i will not like to loose this money.

Thanks once again for your willingness to help me out of this transfer.hope to see you very soon after a successful transfer.

Best Regard.

Oily Linda.

n/b
DEAR Mr Amell Diet, NOTE ONCE AGAIN THAT I AM OFFERING YOU 15% FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND ALSO 5% FOR ANY EXPENSES WHICH YOU MIGHT INCURE DURING THE CAUSE OF THE TRANSFER OF THE SAID INTO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT. FINALLY Mr Amell Diet UPON YOUR CONFIRMATION TO ME IN YOUR NEXT MAIL TO ME , YOUR FULL READINESS TO THIS TRANSACTION ,

I WILL THEN LINK YOU UP WITH MY BANK ALREADY AS AT MY TIME OF WRITING YOU, I HAVE INFORMED THE BANK DIRECTOR ABOUT YOU AND HE PROMISED ME THAT UPON YOUR CONFIRMATION OF YOUR READINESS TOWARDS THIS SAID THAT THEY WILL EFFECT THE TRANSFER OF THE SAID IN LESS THAN ONE WEEK TIME BASED ON BANKING WORKING DAYS AS HE THE DIRECTOR MADE ME TO UNDERSTAND.



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