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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:

• 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)
  • "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.
  • @rocketmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: ericarafael01@yahoo.com.vn
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:34:24 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: A CRY FOR HELP


From Miss.Erica Rafael

Cote D ivoire. West Africa

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I got your contact on my private search through internet. I prayed over it and selected your name among other names i met and strongly beleive that as a reputable and trust worthy person that I can do business with you. I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business.

I am Miss.Erica Rafael the only Daugther of late Chief and Mrs Peterson Rafael a well known cocoa machant in abidjan, I wish to request for your assistance in a financial
transaction., And I wish to invest in Manufacturing and real estate management in your country.

I have Eleven million five houndred thousand unitedstates dollars.USD( $11.500,000) to invest in your country, and I will require your assistance in helping me stand as my late father's foreign business partner.

The consignment was deposited on behalf of me as the next of kin by my late father and he made an agreement with the security company that before the consignment will be relised that i will look for a foriegn partner that is why i contacted you.

The consignment was deposited in africa abidjan and was latter lifted to europe where the consignment is now under the care of the security company due to political crisis which was going un as of the time he deposited the consignment. As soon as I received a solid respond from you i will fine out more about the deposit . I will be gladly to give you 15% of the total sum of the money for your assistance .

Awaiting your immediate response
Best Regards
Erica Rafael


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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam