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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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)
• 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.
  • monica_adjovi@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ms Monica Adjovi <msmonica4@voila.fr>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:31:27 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: THIS IS URGENT


Dear Lovely Friend,
This letter must come to you as a big surprise, but I believe it is
only a day that people meet and become great friends and relations.
Since we have not known ourselves or met previously, despite that, but
before i pick up your E-mail contact and write to you, i prayed and
fast to get a trustworthy person who will assist us because of the
urgency of it, with strong faith believing that i can trust you to
assist us as we required oversea trustworthy person. I am approaching
you purely on a charity proposal, if you are interested, let me know
immediately for me to give you a detail explanation. Otherwise, do not
bother to respond if you are not interested.
I will only be brief for now pending your response to this mail.
My names is Ms Monica Adjovi from port-novo,in Benin Republic. A
member of Red Cross Society (R.C.S) in this country. We specialized in
moving children from war zones and crisis spots in Africa.
I will share with you about a particular young boy who is from
Republic of Kenya. He was recently orphan, his parents are death
during the present crisis in Kenya. Please view the website below and
verify the crisis
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7215225.stm
http://www.kenyaredcross.org/
At Red Cross Society (R.C.S) visit in Kenya during the crisis, i
personally found this young boy at point of death, but thankGod today
he is alife. He explained to me all about his family and on how his
parent were killed. But now we have in our position the total sum of
Nine Million United State Dollars (US$9m) his late father deposited in
a Vital Financial which the young boy led us to discovered and have all
the neccesary documents. As a serious help minded person, I am
contacting you to help us receive these funds in your account and with
your help invest it in a good business venture there in your country,
immeadietely you receive the fund in your private bank account and to
assume responsibility of this boy wealth for proper investment and
help him move in your country for further studies.
Pls, i will like you to send me your full home address, private
telephone and fax number for easy communication as soon as you receive
this message through this private Email:(monica_adjovi@yahoo.fr) so as
to enable me give you this young boy contacts for you to discuss very
well on his fund for proper investment if you are interesting to assist him.
Best regards,
Ms Monica Adjovi.


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