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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:
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "lome togo" (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.
  • vannatti1988@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Vannessa Attipoe <vannatti@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:40:19 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: I want to come your country please help me.


Reply urgently.
Please reply me here vannatti1988@yahoo.fr 
 
Please i desparately need you to help me out of a terrible predicament. i know this my message may surprise you but, i beg of you to accept it as it involves my survival . I'm a girl of 21 years. my name is VANNESSA, the only child of MR. RICHARD ATTIPOE (Former Minister of Sports Lome Togo) who died since June 3rd, 2007. See the website below :
 
http://www.kbc.co.ke/story.asp?ID=42945
 
I want to be away from the present crisis within my dad's family over his estate. Luckly,
i 'm the only person with information and some documents about a total of US$3.752,000.00 ( three million, seven hundred and fifty-two thousand United States of American dollars) which he secretly deposited in one Bank account in the Republic of Togo.
 
now, i write you to help me to transfer this total money into any reliable bank account you can provide for me. i want to present your name as the bonafide beneficiary of the fund to enable the bank pay the money into your account as soon as possible. i agree to give you percentage we may agree on out of the total money for your help immediately the money comes into your account. i really want to come to your country to continue my education and invest my share of this money. so i seriously need your help. i promise to handle everything with you very very confidentially. please give me your contact address,photo and telephone number as i will also give you mine for my full trust to discuss further with you. i'm anxiously awaiting your good reply as soon as possible.
 
Thank you for your kindness.
 
sincerely
Vannessa Attipoe


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