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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • iobodo02@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Innocent Obodo" <innocent.obodo@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 23:51:22 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM INNOCENT OBODO



FROM INNOCENT AND SISTER ROSE.
EMAIL: (iobodo02@yahoo.fr)
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Dearest One,
=20
My name is innocent and my Sister's name rose we are the children of
Late General micheal obodo the former Director of military inteligence=

and special acting General Manager of the Sieria Leone Diamond mining
coperation( SLDMC ). We are contacting you to seek your good assistanc=
e
to transfer and invest (USD 15 million)belonging to our late
fatherwhich is deposited in a bank here in Abidjan.
=20
This money is revenues from solid minirals and dimonds sales which were=

under my fathers possessionbefore the civil war broke out. Following
the break out of the war, almost all government offices, coperations a=
nd
parastatals were attacked and vandalized.
=20
The SLDMC was loothed and burnt down to ashes, and diamonds worth
millions of dollars was stolen by the rebel military forces who attack=
ed our
fathers office, many top government officials and senior army officers=

were assasinated and our father was a key target because of his very
sensitive military possition and appointment in the SLDMC. Regreatably=
,
our father was captured and murdered along with his brother in cool
blood during a mid-night rebel shoot-out when our official residence i=
n
freetown was armbushed by Fordey Sanko the notorious rebel leader. Our=

mother sustainded very sever bullet injuries which resulted to her
untimely and painfuldeath in a private hospital here in Ivory Coast.
=20
Now we are alone in a totally strange country without parents,
relatives or any body to care for us atour tender ages. Before our mot=
her died,
she told us that our father deposited some money which he made from
diamond sales and contracts in a bank here in Ivory Coast and that we
should pray and find a trust worthy foreign business partner who would=

help us to transfer and invest this money in profitable business ventu=
re
overseas.
=20
She told us to do this quickly so that we can leave Ivory Coast and
then settle down abroad. She gave us the bank document to prove the
deposit and then told us that our father used my name as the only son =
to
deposit the money in the bank. She told us that this is the reason why=
we
came to Ivory Coast. My mother died after wards. May her spirit rest i=
n
perfect peace.
=20
I have gone to the bank to make inquires about this money and I spoke
with the Manager ofInternational remittance who assured me that
everything is intact and promised to help us transfer this money to my=
fathers
foreign partners bank account as soon as weprovide our fathers partner=
s
foreign bank account for them. However, the manager is very concerned
because of our age. I am 19 years why my younger sister is 16 years an=
d
as such advised that we should look for a matured person that will
represent me at the bank.
=20
If you are willing to assist us, please let us know immediately so that=

you will arrange the transfer of the money to your account with the
bank. Please note that we will offer you 15% of the total money as
compensation for your noble assistance in accodiance with my mothers a=
dvise.
I am interested in any profitable commercial venture which you conside=
r
very good in your country and you would also get a school for me, my
little sister so that we can finish our college education.
=20
Please there is urgent need for the money tobe transferred to your
account because of the political crises they are having in Cote d'Ivoi=
re
now. We are hoping to hear your urgent response.=20
Thank you and mayGod bless you and your dear family.=20
Thanks=20
Yours Children
Innocent And rose.

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om/entretenimiento/especiales/misses.html

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