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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)
  • "million 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 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.
  • charles_varh1988@hotmail.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "charles varh" <charlesvarh01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: charles_varh1988@hotmail.fr
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:10:35 +0200
Subject: From Charles


Good day

I know this message might be a surprise to you,My Name is Charles Varh, with
My Mother from the republic of Sudan in Central Africa Dafur,now seeking for
refuge in Cote D' Ivories under the(UNHCR)united nation high commission for
refuge with my mother.

I want you to help me and my mother to receive our money in your bank
account and invest the money for me and my mother in your country and send
us an air ticket for me to come and further my studies in your country and
my mother be there with you to take care of the investment sinc I am 20yrs
old.

I got your contact during a desperate search here in Ivory Coast for a
possible investment transaction. My (late) Father HON DR.Varh TURAY, who was
the Former Minister of Finance and Economy in Sudan before he was
assassinated by the rebbles in the capital city of Khartoum Feb 2007. And
all our properties were totally destroyed. However, we managed to escape by
the help of UN Peace Keeping Boat To Ivory Coast with some of my father's
documents covering $17.000.000 Million dollars (Seventeen Million us
dollars Only) On My Name which is presently deposited safely in a Bank here
in Ivory Coast Abidjan West Africa on my name as the only Child of the
Family and the Next of kin.i have the deposit certificate and will send it
to you to know that i am serious.

The Bank Directors have Approved and ready to transfer the fund via key
telegraphic telex transfer to our foreign partner account with in 48hrs
legitimate and legal as soon as you send them your bank account where the
fund will be transfer with your full contact details.

I was advice to live with my mother to Cote D' Ivory Abidjan West Africa
because i was the next target as the only child of my family. All the vital
documents will be fax to you as our foreign partner who will receive the
fund for the investment.

I hope you will not betray me and my mother because this money is all our
hope since my late father died. I am giving you the offers as mentioned with
every confidence on your acceptance to assist me and my mother to receive
and invest this money in your country,

I and my mother have decide to give you 25% of the total sum for your
assistance in helping us to receive this money in your account and invest it
in your country Secondly, you shall also take 5% for any miscellaneous
expenses that may occurred during the transfer makeing all 30% to give you.

Conclusively, i wish you send me a reply immediately as soon as you receive
this message so that we shall arrange on how this fund will be transfer to
your country.

On commencement, this transaction will take nothing less than 4 working days
to be accomplished as the bank management told me and my mother in the bank.
All documents covering the fund are safe and intact with us here in Ivory
Coast Abidjan, I will fax or scan to you all the vital documents

Send me this info:
Telephone and fax
Full Name and Adress
Email address

I will submit the information to the bank .my mother is sending her
greetings to you and your family. kindly keep this transfer secret and
confidential. Contact me and my mother on this email address as soon as you
receive this massage.
Email:(charles_varh1988@hotmail.fr)

Charles Varh.And My Mother Mrs.Rhoda Varh
Thanks.

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