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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:
  • "million us 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)
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
  • "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.
  • l_333agbevo@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Lowry <lowry_ag@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: l_20agbevo@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:45:55 +0800 (CST)
Subject: HELLO














From: Lowry Agbevo
City: Cocody, Abidjan
Country: Cote D'Ivoire
My private e-mail: l_333agbevo@yahoo.co.uk


Dear Respectful One,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. My name is Lowry Agbevo, the only child/son of late Mr. and Mrs. Franck Lowry, my father was a Wealth Cocoa Merchant, the Director General of the Cocoa Exporter Corporation (C.E.C.) here in Abidjan the Economic Capital of Ivory Coast. Before the sudden death of my father on 30th Nov 2007. He told me that he has the sum of $9.2 million US dollars (Nine Million Two Hundred Thousand US Dollars) deposited with my name as the next of kin in a bank here in Abidjan City. I have the deposit documents with me here in the Guest House were I am presently residing for safety of my life, I can send the documents to you upon your demand hence we build more trust to each other.

Dear, I am humble seeking for your assistance in these following ways:

1. To provide a bank account where the money can be transfer oversea
for investment.
2. To serve as my legal guidian because I am a boy of 19 years old.
3. To look for me a good school in your country where I can continue my
educational career in medicine.

I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for your effort input and mapped out 5% for any expense you might make during the transfer, like telephone calls, transportations and etc.. Please send me your direct telephone and more information about yourself, so that I can submit it to the bank and introduce you to the bank as my legal guardian and family trustee.

Thanks for everything in advance.

Yours Sincerely,
Lowry Agbevo
My private e-mail:l_333agbevo@yahoo.co.uk














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