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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:
  • ",500,000" (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 orphan scam.
• 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.
  • sandra_lisa51@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "lisa sandra" <lisasandra1@latinmail.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:32:05 +0100 (CET)
Subject: urgent assistance


FROM MISS LISA SANDRA DAVID
ABIDJAN (COTE D=92IVOIRE)
WEST AFRICA
TEL: Tel: 225-45 22 19 19
EMAIL: sandra_lisa51@yahoo.fr



DEAR,
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY DESIRE TO GO INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHI=
P WITH YOU.I AM MISS ELISABETH SANDAR ,AN IVORIAN IVORY COAST NATIONALI=
TY.THE ONLY CHILD OF MR AND MRS. DAVID . MY FATHER WAS A VERY RICH COCO=
A MERCHANT, BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFOR=
E HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR O=
UTINGS TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS DEAL.=20
WHEN MY MOTHER DIED MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL SINCE I AM MOTHERLESS =
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS ADMIT=
TED, HE CALLED ME SCRETLY TO HIS BED SIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE KEPT A SU=
M OF US $6,500,000 (SIX MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOL=
LARS) IN A BANK IN ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE.
THAT HE USED MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND. HE ALSO=
EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS MONEY HE WAS POISONED BY H=
IS BUSINESS PARTNER AND THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A C=
OUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WOULD TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR AN=
INVESTMENT PURPOSE, SUCH AS : REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT OR STOCK MARKET I=
NVESTMENT .
I AM HONOURABLY SOLICITING YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE AS FOLLOWS.
(1) TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO.
(2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THESE FUNDS, SINCE I AM A GIRL OF 23 YE=
ARS OLD.
(3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME IN YOUR COUNTRY TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION=
AL CAREER AND TO PROCURE ME A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
I AM INCLINED TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS A MODE OF COMPENSATI=
ON FOR YOUR EFFORTS AFTER THE TRANSFERRING OF THESE FUNDS TO YOUR NOMIN=
ATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.=20

I AM EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
BEST REGARDS.

MISS ELISABETH SANDAR DAVID
N.B MY PRIVATER EMAIL BOX; sandra_lisa51@yahoo.fr


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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam