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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "any lucrative business in your country" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • vivianaprince1@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: vivian prince <vivianaprince25@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <vivianaprince1@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 13:15:40 +0000
Subject: From Vivian Prince



From Vivian PrinceAbidjan Cote D' ivoireWest Africa

Hello Dear,Good day and God Bless you.Permit me to inform you of my desire for you to help me. Obviously, you might be surprised on recieving this mail due to we have not known before. By brief introduction , I am Vivian Prince, a citizen of Sierra Leone and the Children of late Mr prince. A. Amah My Late parents was killed by the rebels in my home town Mende district, the second Economic Capital of Sierra Leone during the recent Political crisis of Sept, 2002.

After their death, I and my younger Brother martin manage to run out of our Country to Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire, where we are staying now for our safety. My father was a Wealthy Cocoa and Gold Merchant before he met his sudden death.

My father secretly disclosed to me of the total Sum of $10.5 (Ten million Five hundred thuosand US Dollars) he deposited with a Security Company here in Abidjan, Cote d' ivoire. Dear one, please I am honourably seeking your assistance to assist us to transfer this money into your account in your country before our arrivals. I also want you to stand as a guardian to us in investing this money into any lucrative business in your country.

I will also like you to make an arrangement for me my younger Brother to further our Education in your country. I will offer you 15% of the total Sum as compensation after the transfer. Please, get back to me through the above email address vivianaprince1@yahoo.fr to enable me inform you the requirement before the transfer of the money into your account.
Thanks for your kindness and God bless you.

Expecting to hear from you.Sincerely Your's,Vivian And martin
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