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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:
  • "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 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)
  • ",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.
  • suzan.oliver65@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: suzan oliver <suzan.oliver651@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:10:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear respectiful one,


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Good Day,

Good Day,

Dear respectiful one,

Please pardon me if my mail has startled you, since we don't know each other. However, I am compelled to deliver this offer to you, to seek your assistance on a profitable business opportunity that requires a foreign reliable partner for it to succeed. I had been a female Medical student of the University of cocody in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, West Africa.

But the political crisis in my country had forced me to withdraw for now. Few years ago, the Rebels in my country struck our town and killed my parents in one of their attacks. My late Father, Fredinald Oliver, being a highly reputable doctor and politician in my country was a prime target.Fortunately for me,

However, my life is still in danger!Before the death of my father in a private hospital here in my country, he called me secretly to his bedside and told me that he deposited a box containing the sum of $4,500,000 (four million, five hundred thousand united states dollars) as the family treasure in a security company here in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, My late afther further told me that he used my name as the next of kin in depositing the box. He told me that the security company does not know the content of the box,

deposited as family valuable items. This was to avoid eye brow or much tax/ demurage. He had earlier confided in me was for the establishment of a medical establishment oversees, as stated in his will.In my father's will, he specifically made it clear " THAT I CAN ONLY INHERIT THE MONEY IF IT IS SPECIFICALLY USED FOR THE PURPOSE HE INTENDED FOR IT TO BE USED! And that is to establish a medical institute in a foreign country, with the kind assistance of a foreign medical doctor,

Thanks and best regards. please contact me through my private email address
suzan.oliver65@yahoo.fr
Miss. Suzan Oliver

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