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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "can i completely trust you?" (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.
  • chief_koffi_awa@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Miriam Awa <miri_awa4@live.fr>
Reply-To: <miriam_awa@myway.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:06:08 +0100
Subject: Bless You From Mss Miriam



Dear Friend,


I am Mis Miriam Awa From Abidjan Cote d'ivoire, I wish to request for your assistance in my investment plans in your base and my Education, I wish to invest in manufacturing and real estate management in your base, this is because I inherited an important sum from my late father Chief Koffi Awa who was A coffee and Cocoa Seeds maechant before he poisoned by his business associates in one of their outings to discuss about business. Before the death of my father, he gave me all the necessary legal documentation concerning the deposit of the fund in the security company in BENIN REPUBLIC, that he has saved the total sum of ($10.500,000)Ten Million Five hundred thousand united states dollars only, in one of the Bank in BENIN REPUBLIC, This money was been deposited for my social security and for fruitful international investment, Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded. Now permit me to ask these few questions: 1. Can you honestly help me from your heart and as a daughter?2. Can I completely trust you?3. What percentage of the total money will be appreciated able by you? Please, consider this and get back to me as soon as possible. Immediately I confirm your willingness, I will send to all the necessary information of this deposit where father deposited the fund, so that you can reach the Bank and confirm the existence of the fund as well, because seeing is believe, waiting for your immediate response So that before the year will end it would have been transferred for me to come over by next year. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. Hoping to receive your response immediately, with this My Private Email Address that he gave me the pass word before he die (chief_koffi_awa@myway.com)
Best Regards
God Bless You Mis Miriam Awa
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