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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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.
  • raissa_effoli011@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: raissa effoli <raissa_effoli012@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:04:33 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Hello,


EFFOLI RAISSA
ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST

Raissa_effoli011@yahoo.fr

SUBJECT: Request for aid urgently

I appoint EFFOLI RAISSA I 20 years and I am of Ivorian nationality but originally from Burundi. And I saw in Abidjan, Cote d'ivoire. I am the daughter of Fire EFFOLI CHARLES, a former employee of the Embassy of Burundi in Cote d'Ivoire.
In fact, my father died. And unfortunately for me, I am bereft of mother since he was a teenager and voila me without families.
Being the only daughter of my parents, I become normal heritière the total sum of US $ 45.00.000 that my father deposited in a bank here in Cote d'Ivoire.
So I beg your pardon kindly read the story of my life and have a heart of kindness to help me my money was transferred into an account that you open in your country to invest in the area or you are working and I was able to come to you to follow my education by enrolling in a high school at home.
Please, I know that you are in good faith, help me because I am without family and I promise you a guarantee of 20% of my money once transferred to your account ie interest as 15% and 5% as a set spending my respect. And 80% will be invested in your real estate.
Help an orphan who needs assistance, loving family and especially education.
For more information about my money and above all my life, let me an email because I was willing to ask you to help me come.
NB: I hold a certificate of deposit funds by the bank determines to my father before his death. I embrace you very strong and I am counting on you.

Tusu suffer!

EFFOLI RAISSA


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