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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:
  • "the consignment" (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 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.
  • +22509540512 (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.
  • bestjoy40@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Faith Attah <faith_attah1001@yahoo.co.th>
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 20:53:27 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: FROM MADAM FAITH ATTAH LETTER PLES HELP MISS JOY


FROM MADAM FAITH ATTAH LETTER PLES HELP MISS MARY JOY BASIM
Hi Dear, oneThis is Mrs. Faith ATTAH her if from Trinidad & Tobago. I am writing from the hospital in Cote d'Ivoire, therefore this mail is very urgent please. I was told by the doctor that I was poisoned and has got my liver
damaged and can only live for some months. I inherited some money ($18.500 Million dollars )from my late Husband and I cannot think of anybody trying to kill me apart from my step mother in order to inherit the money, she is a citizen of Cote D' Ivoire.

I want you to contact my house girl with these informations below:Miss Joy Mary Basim Address: Rue De La Princess L/G 152 Cocody Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire.Western coast Africa) Email / (bestjoy40@yahoo.com) Please call Rev.Pastor Michael Coulibaly 00225 09 54 05 12 as soon as you received my project proposal,so that he will inform us to check our emails in order to get back to you on what nex to do. Important forward these Informations: (driving license or id card) and your telephone numbers to assure her that you shall never cheat or betray when you have access to this funds.
This is the favour I need when you have gotten the consignment box:1) Give 15% of the money to my house girl Miss. Mary Joy Basim
as she has been there for me throughout my illness and I have promised to support her in life. I want you to take her along with you to your country to continue her education and establish her as your daughter/ family member because she is an orphan.

(2) Give 25% of the money to Charity Organisations and Churches on my name Mrs.Faith Attah so that my soul may rest in peace Amen.(3) Use 10% of the balance money to fly my body to bury
in my home country based on the fact that i was poisoned by my step mother so i do not want my step mother to be the one to bury me.Let Joy sends you her photos as she has no passport to be
sure of whom you are dealing with. Joy is so little girl of 17 years old therefore take good care of her when she come to meet you.
This should be a code between you and miss Mary Joy Basim in this transaction "Hospital" any mail message without this code "Hospital" is not from Joy or me as I don't know what will happen to me in the next few hours.Please, make sure that you forward your national identity card or driving license to Miss.Mary Joy Basim
when contacting her to enable her give you all necessary information that you may need to contact the Security Company Custody directly.Miss.Mary Joy Basim will tell you more about me when you reach her. And if I don't hear from you within two days, I will look for another person immediately.Please bear in mind ,I don't want you to expose this transaction to anybody around you there or here until you and Mary Joy finished every matter with the security company Official and have the inherited consignment box to your care as Investor.
May God bless you and use you to accomplish my wishes forever.
Pray for me always please.Email / (bestjoy40@yahoo.com)
please.Email ( faithattahples(A)yahoo.com)
com) Please call Rev.Pastor Michael Coulibaly +225 09 54 05 12
Mrs.Faith Attah BEST
Thank you Holy Father.



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