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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22545599500 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss Sandra Woma" <sandrawoma1@fastwebmail.it>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:41:10 +0000
Subject: Greetings


Greetings

Greetings in the name of the most high GOD. The source through which I got
your contact gave me the confidence to reach you and to disclose this
important issue to you,i know i can trust you but my only fear now is that i
hope and pray you believe what i have to tell you.

I am Miss Sandra Woma from Cote dIvoire. I lost my mother when she was
putting bed to me because of too much bleeding of blood and now l lost my
father months back. My father was a dearest One to me and serving as a
director of the Agro- exporting board until death took his life ,he was
assassinated by the unkown men during the political uprising.

Before his death he deposited 12 Millions U.S.Dollars in bank here in Cote
dIvoire which he deposited for the purchase of cocoa processing machine and
development of another factory before his untimely death.

Being that this part of the world experiences political crises time without
number, there is no guarantee of lives and property.I cannot invest this
money here any long, despite it has been my late father industrial plans.I
want you to do me a favour to receive this money to a safe bank account in
your country . I have plans to invest this money in continuation with the
investment vision of my late father, but not in Cote d Ivoire again rather
in your country.

I have the vision of going into real estate and industrial production. This
is my reason for contacting you. Please if you are willing to assist me, I
will like you to send me your,

1. Your full name, contact postal address

2. Your phone and fax numbers.

3. Occupation.

Once i confirmyour details ,l will send you the deposit certificate which my
late father was issue from the bank manager and l will want you to assist me
as my late father foreign partner .

Once you accept to stand for me as my late father foreign business partner
,the bank will transfer the money to any bank account in your country which
you will give for the transfer and l will come over to your country for the
investment.

Please indicate your interest in replying soonest or call me with my Pastor
Samuel Mabo telephone number +225-455-995-00.

Yours,

Miss Sandra Woma

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