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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:
  • "account in your country or any safer place" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  • mrs.giselle_doumbia@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Giselle Doumbia" <gdoumbia06@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.giselle_doumbia@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:30:04 +0800
Subject: please reply urgent


Mrs.Giselle Doumbia
16,Rue des jardins Cocody
les Deux-Plateaux
Abidjan Ivory Coast .
Please write to me with this adress :
mrs.giselle_doumbia@yahoo.com

Dearest,

I am Mrs. Giselle Doumbia from Ivory Coast. I am a widow being that I lost
my husband.My husband was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting board
until his death.

He was assassinated by the rebels following the political uprising. Before
his death he made a deposit of fifteen Million USA Dollars ($15,000,000.00)here
in Ivory Coast in security company. This fund he intended to build a company
and buy a cocoa processing machines and materials.

I want you to help me for us to retrieve this fund and transfer it to your
account in your country or any safer place as you will be the beneficiary
and recipient of the fund .

I have plans to do investment in your country, like real estate and
industrial production. This is my
reason for writing to you. Please if you are willing to assist me and my
only son Francis,indicate your interest in replying soonest.

Thanks and best regards .

Mrs.Giselle Doumbia

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