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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)
  • "million us 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)
• This email message is a "dying widow" 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.
  • mrsmary_c@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Clement Mrs.Mary" <mrsmaryclement@mailbox.hu>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 10:25:37 +0000
Subject: From,Mrs Mary Clement.


From,Mrs Mary Clement.
Cote D'ivoire,Abidjan.
IvoryCoast.

Greeting Dearest One,

I am Mrs Mary clement, from SierraLeone Republic, residing in Cote d'Ivoire.
I am married to Dr AlexanderClement Kouassi, who deals in Cocoa and Gold
business, later became thedirector general of Cocoa and Gold business in
Cote d'Ivoire for twentyfive years before he died on 14 January year
2006.We were marriedfor twenty years God gave us a son, his name is Danny Jr
who is 18 yearsold now, and because of my husband love to me he refused to
marryanother wife for more children.

He died after a brief illness fromfood poison which lasted for only four
days. Since his death I decidednot to remarry or get another child outside
my matrimonial home, myhusband relatives was responsible for his death
because they want to nherit the entire legacy, I was ill and my son is still
a little boy.Before the death of my husband he deposited the sum
ofUS$18.000.000,000.( Eighteen Million US dollars) in a suspense accountwith
a bank here in Cote d Ivoire, Since my Doctor told me that
I havea little time left (about Six months) due to my cancer problem.

Having known my condition and I can not survive this cancer illness,and I
don't want to lose my only son, I decided to transfer this fundand my son
out of this country to your care. I took this decisionbecause I don't want
to lose every thing my husband has worked for, andmy husband relatives are
not even good at all because they areresponsible for the death of my
husband in other to have all hisproperties and I don't want my husband's
efforts to be used by thosethat conspired for his death because they may
return back to still killmy son if they have the opportunity.

so please if you are willing andhonest to assist me, kindly respond back to
me, and as soon as I receiveyour reply of accepting to help me I will give
you all the detailsincluding your percentage for assisting us. please fill
free to get back to me through here:(mrsmary_c@yahoo.it).

Thanks and God Bless you,
Mrs. MaryClement and son.

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