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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.
  • +22501264744 (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.
  • frankpaul220@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Frank Paul <frpau38@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <frankpaul220@myway.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:35:16 +0100
Subject: Re From Frank & Rose












From Frank & RoseCote D'IvoireWest AfricaDear One,I am Frank Paul and My sister is Rose Paul, we are from sierra leone. we lost our father during the political crisis in our country. Our father Banerd Eward Paul was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting board. Before his death he deposited the sum of ( $9, million dollar. in a private Bank ) hear in Cote d'Ivoire.We want you to do us a favour to transfer this money into your account to your country to any safer place as the beneficiary. We have plans to do investment in your country. This is our reason for writing to you. Please if you are willing to assist me and my only sister, indicate your interest in replying us, if you will not betray us when the money gets into your country for investment ? so we can also relocate to your country to further our study and we are willing to offer you 18% of the total sum for your help.Now permit we to ask these few questions:-1. Can you honestly help us as your son and daughter?2. Can we completely trust you?3. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the transfer and the money is in your account?Please,Consider this and get back to us as soon as possible.Telephone : +225 01 26 47 44Please, Kindly contact us on this e-mail address( frankpaul220@myway.com ) for more details.Thanks and God Bless.Yours Sincerely,Frank and Rose Paul

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