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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 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.
  • +22508695944 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • jallohvictorc01989@yahoo.com.ar (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: VICTOR AND CECILIA JALLOH <jallohvictorc01989@yahoo.com.ar>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:18:53 -0300
Subject: FROM VICTOR AND CECILIA JALLOH,




FROM VICTOR AND CECILIA JALLOH,
Avenu 12 Reu 47 ABIDJAN ,
DANANI REFUGEE CAMP, ABIDJAN ,
REPUBLIC OF COTE-D'IVOIR .
Dear,
Good Day and God bless as I introduce my self to you with all faith
and hope you will understand us and not to betray us at the end.
My name is VICTOR and my sister's name is CECILIA JALLOH .We are the
children of late CHIEF ALFRED BRIMA JALLOH. I am 18 Years old, our
father died years ago in a gold mine in MENDE, Republic of Serria
Leone, He was into legal solid minerals, diamonds and gold mining
saleing which was under his positions in government then, and he has
succeeded in saving ( US$9.500,000.00) ( Nine Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) during his Business on legal solid
minerals, diamonds and gold mining saleing , After he went on a trip
to Republic of Cote D'Ivoire near by country to our country to save
his money for security reasons because of the political problems in
our country, as our father returns back to our country
Unfortunately
he is dead rebels kills him and i will not want this money to be kept
like that without any investment purpose please we are contacting you
with full trust to assist and help us to transfer this money out from
here to your country for investment purpose hoping that you will not
let us down.
After the death of our father my mother took us to Abidjan Ivory
Coast here we are right now and our mother died here in Ivory Coast
in a private hospital because of the injuries she sustained during
the war Now we are alone in a totally strange country without
parents at our tender ages.
Before our mother's death she advice us that we should do praying
and fasting to find a trust worthy person who will help us to stand
as our late fathers foreign business partner, who would help us to
transfer this money to his account and invest it in a profitable
business venture in his country and also help us to come over to his
country and stay with him as his own blood children and
continue our
education which terminated because of the war in our country, She
told us to do this quickly so that we can leave Ivory Coast and then
settle down in abroad because of the political problems here now in
ivory coast.
Our mother gave us all the vital documents which covers the
deposited she told us that our late father reached an agreement with
the bank that this money is for onward transfer to a foreign account
to any of his foreign business partner but our late father did not
introduce any name to the bank as his foreign business partner, that
is why we are contacting you to help us to stand as our late fathers
foreign business partner so that the bank will transfer this money
US$9.500,000.00 million to your account, our father used my name as
the only son to deposited the money as next of kin. our mother made
us to know that this is the reason why we run to this country Ivory
Coast . My mother died after words. May her spirit rest in perfect
peace.
I am always visited
the bank to make inquires on how to transfer
this money out from here and I spoke with the director of the bank
who assured and promised to help us to transfer this money to any of
my fathers foreign business partners immediately within 72 working
hours as soon as i provide my late fathers foreign business partners
details to they bank he also said that my father did not introduce
any name to they banks as his foreign business partners that i should
submit my late fathers foreign business partners details to they bank
However, the manager is very concerned because of our age. I am 18
years while my younger sister is 16, he also told us that our late
father reached an agreement with they bank that the money is for
onward transfer to a foreign account and entered my name as the next
of kin. he pleaded that I should look for any of my late fathers
foreign business partners in abroad who will help me to transfer this
money out of here to his account.
We need help from you to help us
submit your name to the bank as our
fathers foreign business partner and transfer this money to your
account for investment purpose and be sincere to get travailing
papers and invert us to your country with out cheating us or doing
bad to us on my arrival with my younger sister,
Regarding on what our late mother told us, I'm willing to give you
20% of the money after the transfer of the money and 5% extra for any
expense you incurs in this transaction and you will use the rest to
invest in good business, I am interested in any profitable business
or commercial venture which you consider very good in your country or
abroad to invest this money, please mail us immediately urgent to know
your stands before looking else where, because you're the first person
we are contacting and also send your phone number as soon as possible
for easer communication's.
Now permit me to ask these few questions:-
1. Can you honestly help me as your own person?
2. Can I completely trust you?
3. Hope
my percentage offer is good accepted by you?
Please, Treat this email confidential and get back to me as soon as
possible.
Please for security reasons reply to our privet EMAIL ADDRESS.(
jallohvictorc01989@yahoo.com.ar [1] ) please you can call us with
number ( +225 08 69 59 44 )
Yours Sincerely,

Victor and Cecilia Jalloh.



Links:
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http://ar.mc599.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jallohvictorc01989@yahoo.com.ar

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