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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:
  • "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.
  • davismasukus1989@hotmail.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: davis masuku <davismasuku660@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <davismasukus1989@hotmail.fr>
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 13:03:56 +0100
Subject: From David Masuku (Jnr.)



>From David Masuku (Jnr.)Abidjan, Ivory CoastWest Africa.
Guardian Assistance
I am Prince David Masuku (Jnr.) the only child son of Chief David Lansana Masuku of fomer(APC) Party, the Former financial controller of the Revolutionary United Front (R.U.F.) of Sierra Leone. my Father and my mum was assasinated by the bad political members of Tejan Kabbah's government since he was first accused by the government for Supporting RUF and didi not support the bad government. Before my father finaly died when i arrived back from school to meet him at the hospital, he made me know that he was killed because of his financial suport to the (RUF) that i should flee out of the country for my safety and that he a Deposited consignment vault for me with SGBCI finance company in Abidjan Cote d'ivoire for security purposes because of his ambition the vault valued at USD$8.MILLION and that I should take All the necessary documents of this funds for proof of ownership. He also told me that he registered this vault deposit under my names as his next kin, before he finaly died he send fund release request to the management of this finance Company for releasing of this inheritance to me for my future overseas when i grew up through any of his foreign partner assistant whom i will present as my guardian beneficiary since i am too tender and a small boy
Presently i am in Abidjan Cote d'ivoire now for my inheritance now that i am 18yrs, I have been able to make arrangements with the finance Company's Manager Professor Labadens Bernards to help re-transfer this funds overseas for my future and investment opportunities, so I want you to help me with your influencial personality as my appointed beneficiary to have this funds transferd to your country and make arrangemnts for me to come over after the transfer,all necessary documents will be sent down to you if requested for pending your good willing response and i when i recieve your full details information for security purposes. At the end of this transaction, I will be able to give you 15%(fiften percent) of the total amount for your compensation.
I am soliciting for your kind assistnace in the following ways since i could not locate any of my late fathers foreign partners all this while with suffferings of life predicaments after the death of my late father i wish you to do the following for me.
1, To sign an agreement with the bank that you are standing as my legal beneficiary and trustee for security purposes since i am a strange person to you2, To contact and stand to the bank here as my guardian appointed beneficiary for the transfer and release of this funds for my future education,3, To make and provide accomodation for me in your country before my arrival4, To make arrangment for me to come over to your country after the funds is transferd into your account, Hope to hear from you soon. You can reach me on this mobile nos. and send me your full information at e-mail ( davismasukus1989@hotmail.fr) Yours Truly
Prince David Masuku (Jnr.)
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