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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "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)
  • "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • adiza_muhamed002@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Adiza Muhamed <adiza_muhamed004@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: adiza_muhamed002@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:14:43 +0800 (CST)
Subject: GOD BLESS YOU


Dearest One,
i am writing you this leter withdue respect and hermfull of tears since we never meet or see each orther. well
I got your email from a business directory due to my desperate search to look for someone who will help me as my father's foreigner and also help me invest my late father's fortune in the amount of six Million, five Hundered Thousand USD(US$6.500,000)
Though the internet is a seemingly unlikely place to find individual who can be trust worthy, I believe that the Lord hides jewels in the most unlikely places. It is not the means that is important but the message. well, I am miss Adiza Muhamed, born on 1986 duather to late Mr. Raphael Muhamed from COTE D'IVOIRE, my father was the former financial controller to former President Guei Robert who died in the year 2002 in The Hague for war crime . My father died of Heart attack in the year 2005 years ago and before his death, he review a secret about US$6.500,000. which he deposit with a Private Security Company here in COTE D'IVOIRE and declared the content of the trunk box as a Precious Items to avoid the officials of the Security Company from raising eyebrow.
He actually made me her next of kin. Since am the only child to take full control and execute the Will, I deem it necessary to contact you been a foreigner, pleas i will like you to help me clear the cash from the Security Company and lift it to overseas where you can stand as my partner were i will continue my education. My late father could not deposit the funds with the bank due to security reason involved. Presently, I am in my country here seeking refugee status. After the death of my father, all of his properties were seized and account frozen since the current government believed he did most thing hand in hand with Former President Guei Robert.
Therefore, I will advice you keep this transaction very confidential.
If you are willing to assist me i have agreed to offer you 10% of your total desire. upon your response i will forward to you the contacts of the security company. pleas for security reasons you contact me with is id (adiza_muhamed002@yahoo.co.jp)

Regards,
Adiza Muhamed




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