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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • +22509149076 (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.
  • stan_teddy4@yahoo.com.vn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "teddy stan" <stan_teddy1@tomsk.info>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 13:11:26 +0200
Subject: From Stan Teddy,


From Stan Teddy,

Dear,
After going through your profile , I decided to contact you for the
relationship and bussines assistance .Well, to introducing myeslf, I am Stan
Teddy ,TWENTY ONE years,i am a citizen of Cote D'ivoire former Ivory Coast
in West Africa.i am writing to solicit your noble assistance for the
transfering and investment of Nine Million, United Stat Dollars US D. in
your country under your guardianship.i am the only Son of late Chief Teddy
Agams,before the death of my late father, he was the Director of Cocoa &
Gold Dealers in Abidjan capital of Cote D'Ivorie and Accra Ghana
respectively.My late father father was poisoned by my uncle with ganged up
of my father's bussiness associates in one of their dinner.

Before his death last year, he called me confidentially and informed me in
confidence of this sum of Nine Million, United Stat Dollars US D. he
deposited in a prime bank here in Abidjan. Pending the guarantee of your
faithfulness and co-operation, he further advised me to search for a
reliable partner overseas who will assist me transfer and invest the money
in overseas in case he did not survive in the hospital .Unfortunately, he
died.i am soliciting your kind assistance in the following ways :

To provide me good account were this money will be transfered.
To help me seek for a good business to invest the money into.
To help me search for a better school to continue my education over there.
To help me come over there to start a new life there.I have the Offical
Deposit Slip Document with me here in Abidjan. So,I look forward to hearing
from you so that we will proceed and as soon as we retrieve the deposit, I
will without wasting time come down to your country to witness the investing
of the money, Meanwhile, you will be compensate with TWENTY% of the money
for your noble assistance.More detail will be giving to you in your next
mail.

As i am writing to you now, I am hiding myself in a local Guest House for
the safety of my life due that my uncle and the enemies are wanted to kill
me in order to claims this money deposited by my late father with my name as
the next of kin. Please help me to accord this transaction with the due
confidentiality it demands. I appreciate it if you will respond to me as
soon as possible.I will send you my Identification in my subsequent mail
upon hearing from you.this transaction will bring us into an everlasting
relationship rooted on truth and fear of God. please reply on this my email
private box (stan_teddy4@yahoo.com.vn) here is my number +225-0914-9076 you
can call me.
May God Bless You ,while expecting your immediate response.
Kind regards,
Stan Teddy

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