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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:
  • "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.
  • gossemarielaure@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mlle Gosse Marie Laure" <gossemarielaure@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 12:02:46 +0000
Subject: Reponse Urgente

Gosse Marie Laure
Ctte d'ivoire Abidjan
Afrique occidentale

Bonjour,

Je souhaiterais votre aide pour l'exicution d'une transaction financihre. Je
disire investir dans la fabrication et la gestion de biens immobiliers mais
aussi continuer mes itudes dans votre pays. J'ai ` prisent Deux million cinq
cents mille dollars amiricains (2, 500,000 USA) hiritis de mon phre difunt
que je disire investir .je voudrais bien solliciter votre aide en recevant
ces fonds sur votre compte ou un compte quelconque que tu ouvriras ` cet
effet dans votre pays. En contre partie, Je suis prjti ` vous cider 20% de
toute la somme comme commission et efforts que vous fournirez si vous
acceptez de m'assister dans cette opiration. Si vous disirez davantage
dinformations, veuillez bien me contacter immidiatement sur mon adresse
privie :
E-mail : gossemarielaure@yahoo.com
En attendant votre riponse immidiate
Que Dieu vous binisse

Respectueusement

Mlle Gosse

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam