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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.
• 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.
  • +22993680617 (Benin, 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.
  • mrschisom_koffi@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: abu musa <abuumusa17@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 20:35:41 +0100
Subject: DEAR BELOVED FRIEND,



DEAR BELOVED FRIEND,

I take this liberty to inform you that, the transaction we were pursing together, finally worked out by God's infinite mercy and I decided to contact you, just to let you know. I have conscience as a human beign, due to your tremendious effort and contribution to make things work out in retrospect.Meanwhile, I must inform you that, I am presently in Japan for numerous business negotiations and establishment.
I just arrived yesterday night and checked inn, in a hotel and decided to go down to the hotel business centre to mail you. Now, with my sincere heart, I have raised and signed anInternational Cashier's Bank Draft,of ($1.200,000.00 ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLAR.) compensation which I kept for all the past efforts and attempts you made to assist me in that transaction.
Please,contact my personal secretary MRS CHISOM Koffi now on thisconfidential E-mail: mrschisom_koffi@yahoo.fr or Call her on +22993680617 and phone You are to forward to him, the following:

Your Full Name..............

Your Current Address..............

Your Phone Number..................

Copy Of Your Picture........
she will advise you further about the shipment of the ICBD to your Residence Address or Office Address you may provided. Feel free to reach via this very mail address. Most importantly, is your current address.Please let me know immediately you receive it so that I can share the joy with you
Sincerely
ALHAJI ABUMUSAPhilantrophist

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