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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "00,000.00" (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 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.
  • mrs_chalopmbox@gawab.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:08:42 +0100
Subject: thanks read and get back to me


Dearest One,

Greeting in the name of the Lord,my name is Mrs CHALO NOELLE ALFRED(WIDOWED)of Late Chief RICHARD ALFRED we had no children of our own but only an adopted son, my husband was a wealthy Gold and Diamond dealers and his also from traditional royal chief, he died as a result of his refusal to sponsor and to take sides with the warring parties in our country, on the heat of the crises my husband made arrengement for me and our only adopted son to Abidjan Cote`d Ivoire. where he deposited the sum of (€7.500,000.00)in a Bank.

Ever since the death of my husband my health is not been ok and doctor told me that i was diagnosed of cancerous growth in my thorax he also told me that I might not last six month and i decide to donate 35% for the poor and orphange homeless babies in your country, thereby this distorting my speech,and since then my life has not been the same.Presently, this money is still with the BANK and I want you to please stand as beneiciary and my late husband foreign partner as the true owner to come forward to claim the money on my behalf.

Please,l want you help me and it will solve my surffrings with my adopted son.we will also like to live in your country so that my son will continue his education there as well,If you oblige to help I am ready to offer you
15%Percent of the total amount of the money,please write back on your indication of your interest to help us then l will give you every details and information of the Bank.pls reply me back here to my alternative
mail:mrs_chalopmbox@gawab.com

Best Regards,
Mrs CHALO NOELLE ALFRED.

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