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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • +22509124851 (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.
  • a_cabinet_coulibaly@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: <morin_davidson42003@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 05:40:12 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Compensation From Miss Morin To Gunn

Dear Belove One,

Iam happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred to INDIA under the cooperation of a new partner from INDIA Presently i am in INDIA for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. meanwhile,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to HELP me in
transferring these funds despite that you failed to conclude the transfer with me some how.

Now i want you to contact my solicitor in Cote d' ivoire because i have already issue a bank draft of Usd 100,000.00 on your name.

The contcat information of the solicitor is as below :

OFFICE ADDRESS
IMMEMBLE ALPHA 2000 PLATEAU
2&egrave;me ETAGE 01 BP 210 ABIDJAN 01
CONTACT PERSON : BARR.COULIBALY ADAMS
TEL: +225 091 248 51
Email: a_cabinet_coulibaly@yahoo.com


Please i will be glad if you will contact him for this reason and instruct him to send you the bank draft that contain the total sum of Us$100,000.00 which i kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts you made to HELP me in getting those fund transfer out of my country. I
realy appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so feel free and get in touched with my solicitor Barr.COULIBALY ADAMS and instruct him where to send the amount to you.

Please let me know immediately you have receive the draft so that i can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time. in the moment,I am very busy here because of the investment projects which i and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that i have forwarded instruction to
the solicitor on your behalf to send the Draft, so feel free to get in touch with Barr.COULIBALY ADAMS , he will deliver the Bank Dreat to you without any delay

Yours Daughter



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