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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)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • mary_allen@terra.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss mary Allen" <mary1allen@latinmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:14:45 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM MISS MARY ALLEN


FROM MISS MARY ALLEN
01 BP RUE 14 ABIDJAN=20
COTE D IVOIRE.


DEAREST ONE,

GOOD A THING TO WRITE YOU. I HAVE A PROPOSAL FOR YOU-THIS HOWEVER IS
NOT MANDATORY NOR WILL I IN ANY MANNER COMPEL YOU TO HONOUR AGAINST Y=
OUR WILL YOUR PROFILE PUSHED ME TO SEND YOU THIS MAIL,I AM MARY ALLEN =
19
YEARS OLD AND THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF MY LATE PARENTS Mr.and Mrs.ALLEN BAK=
ARI


MY FATHER WAS A HIGHLY REPUTABLE BUSINESS MAGNET-(A COCOA AND OIL
MERCHANT)WHO OPERATED IN THE CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST DURING HIS DAYS.IT=
IS
SAD TO SAY THAT HE PASSED AWAY MYSTERIOUSLY IN FRANCE DURING ONE OF HI=
S
BUSINESS TRIPS ABROAD ON THE 24TH.NOVEMBER. 2003.THOUGH HIS SUDDEN
DEATH WAS LINKED OR RATHER SUSPECTED TO HAVE BEEN MASTERMINDED BY AN U=
NCLE OF HIS WHO TRAVELLED WITH HIM AT THAT TIME.BUT GOD KNOWS THE TRUTH=
!

MY MOTHER DIED WHEN I WAS JUST 4 YEARS OLD,AND SINCE THEN MY FATHER TOO=
K ME SO SPECIAL. BEFORE HIS DEATH HE CALLED THE SECRETARY WHO
ACCOMPANIED HIM TO THE HOSPITAL AND TOLD HIM THAT HE DEPOSTED THE SUM O=
F THE SIX MILLION,THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS.(USD$6.3=
00,000) DEPOSITED IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT WITH ONE OF THE LOCAL BANKS HER=
E IN ABIDJAN,IVORY COAST IN FAVOUR OF ME AND I WILL LIKE YOU TO HELP M=
E TRANSFER THIS FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

NOW I AM JUST 19 YEARS OLD AND A UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE AND REALLY
DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.THIS IS BECAUSE I HAVE SUFFERED A LOT OF SET BAC=
KS
AS A RESULT OF INCESSANT POLITICAL CRISIS HERE IN IVORY COAST.THE DEAT=
H
OF MY FATHER ACTUALLY BROUGHT SORROW TO MY LIFE.I AM IN A SINCERE
DESIRE OF YOUR HUMBLE ASSISTANCE IN THIS REGARDS.

YOUR SUGGESTIONS AND IDEAS WILL BE HIGHLY REGARDED.DEAREST YOU WILL
NEED TO HELP ME PROVIDE A GOOD ACCOUNT WHERE THIS FUND WILL BE TRANSFE=
RED IN YOUR COUNTRY.AFTER WHICH I CAN JOIN YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY TO COMPL=
ETE MY UNIVERSITY EDUCATION. NOW PERMIT ME TO ASK THESE FEW QUESTIONS

1. CAN YOU HONESTLY HELP ME AS YOUR SISTER?=20
2. CAN I COMPLETELY TRUST YOU?=20
3. WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT IN QUESTION WILL=20
BE GOOD FOR YOU AFTER THE MONEY IS IN YOUR ACCOUNT?=20

PLEASE,CONSIDER THIS AND GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.THROUGH MY
PRIVATE EMAIL BOX=20

THANK YOU SO MUCH AND MAY GOD BLESS US.

N/B..IT IS VERY IMPORTANT YOU WRITE ME ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL PROVIDED
BELOW (mary_allen@terra.com)


YOURS SINCERELY ONE,

MISS Mary Allen


La carrera hacia la Casa Blanca, a un click de distancia http://www.sta=
rmedia.com/noticias/especiales/gobiernousa.html

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