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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.
  • ruth_aloko1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: anne bates <anne_bates01@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <anne_bates02@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 07:29:13 +0000
Subject: Letter From Hospital !!!



Letter from hospital !!!This is Anne from Trinidad &Tobago. I am writing from the hospital inCote d'Ivoire, therefore this mail is very urgent. I was told by the doctor that I was poisoned and has got my liverdamaged and can only live for some months. I inherited some money ($6.500 Million)from my late father and I cannot think of anybody trying to kill me apart frommy step mother in order to inherit the money, she is a citizen of Cote Divoire. I want you to contact my house maid with these informations below:Miss Ruth AlokoAddress: Rue De La Princess L/G 152 Cocody Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire.Western coast Africa) Email / ruth_aloko1@yahoo.com
She will give you the documents proofing the existence of the money.Please contact Ruth with any valid (driving license or id card) and yourtelephone numbers to assure her that you shall never cheat or betray when youhave access to this fund.I have instructed her to sell all my valuable items and use the moneyto change all the documents to your name to enable the bank this money to you without any problem. I have appointed a lawyer which she knows that will assist you to change the documents of the money in your name as sole beneficiary to enable the bank the money to you.avour I need when you have gotten the money: (1) Give 15% of the money to my house maid RuthAloko as she has been there for me throughout my illness and I have promised to support her in life. I want you to take her along with you to your country tocontinue her education and establish her as your daughter/ family member becauseshe is an orphan. (2) Give 25% of the money to Charity Organisations andChurches on my name so that my soul may rest in peace.(3) Use 10% of the balance money to fly my body to bury in my home country based on the fact that i was poisoned by my step mother so i do not want my step mother to be the one to bury me. (4) Request the lawyer's international passport. And Let Ruth sends you her photos and ID CARD as she has no passport to be sure of whom you are dealing with.Ruth is so little (age 17years) therefore guide herNote:
This should be a code between you and Ruth this transaction"Hospital" any mail message without this code "Hospital" is not from Ruth or me as I don't know what will happen to me in the next few hours.Please, make sure that you forward your national identity card or driving license to Ruth when contacting her to enable her give you all necessary information that you may need Ruth will send you my personal documents when you reach for her.
And if I don't hear from you within two days, I will look for another person.
May God bless you and use you to accomplish my wish.Pray for me always. Anne Nanda Bates. Thank you Holy Father.
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