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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:
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • mohammed_deen@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mohammed deen <mohs_deen002@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <mohammed_deen@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:36:22 +0200
Subject: From Mohammed Deen.



From Mohammed Deen.
Abidjan,Cote D' Ivoire.
West Africa.


Dear Respected one ,

Please kindly permitt and pardon me for any inconvenience this letter may cost you because I know it may come to you as a surprise as we'have no previous correspondence before but i decide to email you due to my urgent need for a foreign partner,Guardian and caretaker. My Name is Mohammed Abdullah Deen the only child of late Dr Abdullah Deen Ahmed who was the chairman/CEO of the Sierra-Leone national Gold & Diamond Mining Corporation.presently, I am residing in Abidjan economic capital of COTE D'IVOIRE in Weste africa, because of the political crisis in my Country that lead to a raveging civil war. I would Honestly want to seek for an immediate assistance for transaction and transfer of $5.5 Million U.S dollars in a prime bank here that was deposited by late father who was held bondage by the Rebels during the political crisis in my country and was letter killed due to the crisis. It is out of this predicamnt that I ran to COTE D'IVOIRE for refuge and where my father deposited in Abidjan ther economic capital,where he was transacting most of business. I have every Document regarding the transaction in case you may need them,I have contacted the bank and confirmed the safety of the deposit and has already open up communication with the director regarding my intention to transfer out the fund and the go ahaed has already been approved, As it is, I have the intention to investing the money oversees and thereby further my education which is my priority for now and however i need a Foreigner who is capable of giving adequate assistance to me by the way of representing me and contact the the bank and thereafter forwarding it to his account Abroad for a lucrative investment while i will join you in your country .
Please do feel free to ask me questions on this as i want us to be very clear,honest and transperence to each other, I wait for your reply soonest and However, we don't really know each other, therefore we need to build a strong relationship of trust first which is the most important to me. Thank you for reading my letter and kindly let me know if you are willing to help me in this transaction so that we can discuss the issue, my alternative email is(mohammed_deen@yahoo.fr ) and kindly keep this message to yourself simply for a security reason.Above all please note that i really need your help on this matter as urgent as possible. Wasalaam and may the peace of Almighty God be with you.Expectng to read from you with all your detail information to enable me proceed with you by the grace of God.

Thanks and God Bless you abundantly.
Sincerely yours,Mohammed Deen.
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