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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.
• 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.
  • mrs.susandaboko@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "From: Mrs Susan Daboko." <ms_calab_susan001@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: mrs.susandaboko@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:26:38 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear Beloved In Christ,

Dear Beloved In Christ,
E-mail: mrs.susandaboko@hotmail.com


I am Mrs Susan Daboko from Ivory Coast. I am a 78 year old childless widow and recently my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next 7 months due to my liver ailment.

Am a good christain have a deposit of ($3.5Million U.S. Dollars) with one Bank here in Ivory Coast. Please I want you to invest this fund for GOD's work on CHARITY in your area. In short I want it to be used for the betterment of humanity.
I am taking this desicion because I don't have a child that will inherit this money and I do not trust my relatives because they have being bad to me since the onset of my ailment.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall inform my attorney to assist you as to how you shall take over the funds from the Bank which you shall use for the establishment of the charity ventures to the Glory of God almighty.Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.

God bless.
Mrs Susan Daboko.



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