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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • ",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)
  • "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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • didowfamily@ubbi.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: From Miss Prinsca <didowfamily@ubbi.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:19:16 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Very Urgent

Miss Prinsca Mantorashe

Avenue 15,rue 12

Lot 1225,Deux Plateau

Abidjan-Coted'ivoire

Email:didowfamily@ubbi.com



Dear Sir/Madam,



My name is Miss prinsca 22yrs and my brother 15yrs didow henry

mantorashe we are from zimbabwe.



It's our pleasure to contact you for a business venture,there is this

Amount of money Eight million Five Hundred Dollars ($8,500,000.00)

which ourlate Father Mr.Johnson Mantorashe kept for us in a Bank here

in Abidjan before he was assasinated by unknown persons becuase of his

farm in zimbabwe as our father was white and our mother is Black our

mother was killed by the government, before our father was assasinated.



Now, my Brother and I have decieded to invest these money in your

country or anywhere safe enough outside this country for security purposes.



We want you to help us to transfer this fund to your country for

investment purposes as our late father advice us to look for a partner



abroud that can help us to invest this money on the followings below:



1). Telecommunication

2). International School

3). Five star hotel





If you can be of an assistance to us we will be pleased to offer you

10% Of the total fund as soon as we hear from you,we will lead you to

the bank where our late father deposited this money and ask the bank to

transfer the money to your account.



If your are ok with our proposal,This is the informations we need from you



(1) Your Full name...................

(2) Your Full address................

(3) Your telephone/Fax Numbers.......

(4) Your Age/Occupation..............





I await your soonest response.

Extend my warmest regards to your entire family.





Thank you and God bless you

Sincerely

Miss. Prinsca And Brother



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