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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 orphan 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.
  • desmondwilliams_10@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: desmond willimas <desmond_3williams@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 04:32:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM:Desmond williams

ABIDJAN.IVORY COAST
WEST-AFRICA
TELEPHONE&nbsp;
EMAIL:
DEAR ,ONE
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF ENTERING INTO BUSINESS
RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.
I PRAYED OVER IT AND SELECTED YOUR NAME AMOUNG TWO NAMES DUE TO IT'S
ESTEEMING NATURE AND THE
RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO ME AS A REPUTABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON I CAN DO
BUSINESS WITH .
I Desmond williams THE SON OF LATE DR AND MRS Rawlings williams, MY FAHTER
WAS A VERY WEALTHY
COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN.&nbsp; HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, ON ONE OF
THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS DEAL.
WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 2002. MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL
BECAUSE I AM
MOTHERLESS.
BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH NOVEMBER 2002 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL
HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE
SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF
US$15.000.000 FIFTEEN
MILLION , UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE
ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS&nbsp; WEALTH THAT HE WAS
POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS&nbsp;
ASSOCIATES, THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY
CHOICE WHERE I WILL
TRANSFER THIS
MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE.
TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERED TO SERVE AS
THE GUARDIAN OF THIS
FUND AND .
TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR me TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER my
EDUCATION.
MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 10% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION
FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT
AFTER THE
SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.
FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I
BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION
WOULD
BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN&nbsp; DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST
MECONTACT ME WITH THIS EMAIL:
(desmondwilliams_10@yahoo.fr).
YOURS,
Desmond williams

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