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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 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.
  • doris4you2mabou@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Doris Mabou <doris100mabou@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 08:53:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU REPLY BACK TO ME SOONEST



Dear Good friend,=20
=A0You may be surprised to have received this letter from an unknown person=
, is that you will not see me sooner. In a brief=20
introductory remarks, I am. Evan.(mrs). Sister.doris.mabou
.. from=A0 in West Africa, I devoted Christian living in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivo=
ire.=20
My dear, I inherited a sum ($ 8,000000) Eight Mollion usdorllars my late hu=
sband who died in road accidents on January 15, 2005 on its way returning t=
o his office.My dear, I and my late husband married a long time without the=
child and in=20
connection with my current health situation, which my doctor announced that=
I will not spend long on the earth, that is why I contact you, so you'll h=
andle this money to good business for investment=20
the future benefit of our fellow brothers who are suffering financially to =
their places of origin in your country.=20
=A0Understand that my call to you is not my power, but divine guidance from=
God, and I know that you will not betray his trust in you. I will be looki=
ng forward to urgently hear back from you after reading mine proposal invit=
ation letter with love,faith,understanding,sincerity and trust.Please reply=
me back here (doris4you2mabou@yahoo.com)
Remain richly blessed as you reply back to me soonest.
=A0Yours Devine Christ in
Sister.doris.=0A=0A=0A

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