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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "your humble assistance" (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.
  • lovethwills@ameinfo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Loveth Williams <missloveth05@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:57:40 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Hello


Dearest One,
Greetings and I wish that this mail will meet you in good health and condition.Pls let it not
be a surprise because I lay all my trust in you before i decided to disclose it to you due to
we need your help.

I am miss Loveth Williams,26yrs old from Sierra Leone,daughter of my late parents Chief.
and Mrs Williams. Our father was a highly reputable business magnet(a cocoa,diamond
and gold merchant).It was sad to say that he passed away mysteriously after a business
trips abroad. Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by one of my uncle,but God knowsthe truth!

Sorry to say that I and my younger brother James never know the caring of our mother
because she died on our tender age which made me the best man for mylate father and
he never hide anything from me.

On his arrival from his trip to France ,he explained to me the reason why he made the
trip...and also told me that he has the sum of Nine Million,Five hundred thousand
United State Dollars.(USD$9.500,000) deposited in one of the security company's here
in Abidjan Ivory coast West Africa,which he disguised for security reasons and declared
the box to contain family valuables instead of money to avoid suspiction/tampering with
the true content of the box.
The deposit document which is my possession carries my late fether's name as the depositor,while James my younger brother the next of kin on the same document.
We evacuated from Sierra Leone because of this deposit that was made by my late father
here in Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire.

We have no documentary problems with the security company but the only problem is
the nature of deposit that was made by our late father which I will explain to you once you declare your wiliness to assist us.

Really,the death of our father actually brought sorrow to my life, I am in a sincere desire of
your humble assistance in this regards.Your suggestions,ideas and assistance to secure
this money out from here to your country will be highly regarded.

Now permit me to ask these few questions:-
1. Can you honestly help us?
2. Can we completely confide in you without any breech of trust?
3. Surely you will be highly compensated but I need to know what you need me to offer
you in returns of your assistance to us ?

Thanks and I await your response .

Yours Sincerely,
Miss Loveth Williams,
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.
Reply me Private on
Email:lovethwills@ameinfo.com

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