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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "million united states 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  • glad.swarin@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Glad Swarin" <gladsw35@gala.net>
Reply-To: glad.swarin@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:00:39 +0000
Subject: From Mrs Glad swarin


*From:Mrs Glad Swarin
Lot 10 bp 225 Williamsville.
Abidjan, Cote D' Iviore.

Aternative Email:
**glad.swarin@yahoo.fr*<http://it.mc278.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=glad.swarin@yahoo.fr>

*Dear One,

I am Mrs Glad swarin in Abidjan cote d' Ivoire, I wish to solicit for your
help in migrating to your country and invest my funds briefly, I am a
Sierria Leonean nationality and a wife to the late Dr. Maxwell Swarin untill
his death, my husband was the general overseer of the diamond mine in kanema
Sierra Leone, On April 6th 2000, the military forces loyal to the
government of Ahmed Tijan Kabbah invaded the diamond mine, and assasinated
my husband, mistaking him for his brother Mike Swarin who is the deputy to
the leader of the revolutionary united front ( R U F) Foday Sanko ; when
the news reached me, I huriedly gathered some valuables in our family villa
and escaped for my dear life in company of my only son Paul, among the
valuables was a file that contained details of a deposit my husband made in
a security company in Abidjan Cote d' ivoire ; He deposited fifteen million
united states dollars ($15,000,000.0) U S D in a trunk box with this
security company as precious stone, in the name of our only son Paul and the
money was made from sales of gold and diamond during his time as the general
overseer.

Now we are in Abidjan and has verifiedn the deposit with security company. I
have decided to look for a good enterprenure to whom I can entrust this
funds to after which we would arrange to meet with you in your country.We
need your assistance to move this funds out of Cote d' ivoire for investment
in your country, as we can not invest here due its nearness to our country.

If you would assist us in this regard, we ask for your professionalism to
look for a viable and lucrative business, so that we can invest wisely. We
have it in mind to give you 15 percent of the total funds and 20% percent
share in any investment you would embark upon. If you would assist us, we
would also set aside 5 percent of the funds for ancillary expences which you
might incure in the course of this transaction. The fortune we have revealed
to you should remain confidential as it is only you and we have told about
it,on reciept of this message for futher directives. Note that this
transaction is hundred percent risk free.

You are by reason of this email requested to forward your particulars to us
in other to submit it to the security company as the beneficiary and would
give you the contact of the security company to futher your claims
immediately, so as to transfer the funds in your aaccount.

I am eagerly waiting for your urgent response

May God bless you.

Best Regards
Mrs Glad Swarin.*

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