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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:
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • williams1do@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "williams doanld" <willia02do@acasa.ro>
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:48:47 +0300
Subject: Dear, Respectful One,


Dear, Respectful One,

williams1do@yahoo.com

Good day to you, Please permmit my introduction, I am communicating with
you for the first time for a friendship but i would like to know if you can
permit our communication,Can we be friends please i would like to enquire
your advise if you can be of our help, i and my younger Sister wants to
invest to your country but we are worried since we lost out the contact of
our Father's friend to help us,

please permit me to explain this to you, I have a problem and i decided to
write you for a help, We have this problem however is not mandatory nor
will i in any manner compel you to honour against your will. i had tried
all i could to search for my Father's friend , i tried but i failed, I
could not do anything to help my situation.

I have plans to invest in your country, like real estate and industrial
production. Your profile pushed me to send you this mail, I am Williams
Donald, 22years old from republic of Sierra-Leone in West Africa but living
in Cote D' Ivoire and the only Son of Dr David Donald My father was a
highly reputable businessmen. It is sad to say that he passed away
mysteriously in France during one of his business trips abroad on 12th.
June. 2007. Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have
been masterminded by an uncle of his who travelled with him at that time.

My mother died at child birth when I was just 8 years old,my imediate and
only Sister survived and since then my father took me so special. Before
his death last June 2007 he called the driver who accompanied him to the
hospital and told him that he has the sum of (Us$12.300.000.00 left in the
Security Company here in Cote d Ivoire Abidjan,and adviced me that he used
my name as the next of kin and security company officials does noty know
the real content of the trunk box because he comorflage it as (FAMILY
VALUABLES AND TREASURES BOX) for security reason it is still with the
Security Company Finally he issued a written instruction for me at the
hospital before he died, but since i went back to our country my uncle
threathened to kill me because the driver linked the secret to him, I
decided and fled the country, right now, I am here with my younger Sister
we need your help.

Now I do not know what to do, I have the documents of the trunk box but my
age is depriving me of the claim due to the mandate my Father reached, this
was primarily due to his Brother, my Uncle not to have a claim over the
trunk box which he kept for us.
I am just 22 years old an undergraduate , I am confused, I don't know what
to do. This is because I and my Sister have suffered a lot of set backs as
a result of incessant crisis in our country. The death of my Father
actually brought sorrow to my life. I am in a sincere desire of your humble
assistance in this regards.Your suggestions and ideas will be highly
regarded.

Now permit me to ask these few questions:-
1. Can you honestly help us as your children?
2. Can we completely trust you?
3. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you
after the money is in your account?
Please Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible.
Thank you so much may God bless you and your family.
Best Regard,
Williams Donald,
Please you can contact me with my private email address
( williams10dayahoo.com)

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