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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "hundred thousand us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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.
  • mrsedithremedios@terra.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Hi <edith88remedios@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mrsedithremedios@terra.com
Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2007 13:05:38 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Hi,


Hi,

Please however strange or surprising this contact might seem to you as we have not meet personally or had any dealings in the past, I humbly ask that you take due consideration of its importance and immense benefit. However, this is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your will.

I am Mrs. Edith Remedios, a British citizen; I am 78 year's old barring woman. I am a new Christian convert, recently I was diagnosed with cancer of the liver which totally injured all my body and refused all forms of medication. According to my doctor’s report, my condition is very critical that I might not survive.

Please I am contacting you to seek your good assistance and to let you know that I have decided to set up a foundation for charitable work in your country through you with this amount $ 1.600, 000.00, (One million Six hundred thousand US Dollars) which I inherited from my late husband. Presently the fund is deposited in a Security Company in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire for safety reasons and all the documents concerning the fund are in the custody of my lawyer.

I have prayed concerning this donation for Gods guidance, and if in your heart you genuinely and faithfully desire to use this fund for the propagation of God's work in any form whether for orphanage home, schools, supporting destitute children and women, Church planting, evangelism or whatever you may have in mind that will be to the glory of God.

I will like you to pray concerning this divine assignment and get in touch with me through my private email via (mrsedithremedios@terra.com) for further arrangements with my lawyer on how you will receive my Charity donation.

I know quite well that this assignment will disengage you from your personal activities; therefore I have mapped out 20% of the total sum for you as your commission for the assignment, while 80% will be used for charitable works.

Thank you in advance for your consideration and I hope to hear from you as soon as possible,

Yours sincerely faithful
Mrs. Edith Remedios.




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