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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "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.
  • paul_martins75@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: paul_martins00@internet.lu
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:19:53 +0100
Subject: Hello Dear

Hello my Dear,

It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country.
There is this amount of eigtheen million U.S dollars($18,000,000.00) which my late Father kept for me with a security company here in abidjan before his death. Thought he deposited it as family valuable for security reason, and that made the security company not to know the contents of the parcel he deposited with them.
I have decided to invest these money anywhere safe enough outside our Country for security and political reasons.
Therefore, I want you to help me to transfer these fund from here into your country for investment purposes on these areas were tax will not be much.
If you can be of an assistance to me, i will be pleased to offer to you 15% of the total fund. Please reply to: paul_martins75@yahoo.fr
I await your soonest response.
Respectfully yours,
Paul Martins
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Bonjour

Je vous prie de me répondre a cet email:

paul_martins75@yahoo.fr

C'est un réel plaisir pour moi de vous contactez une pour une réussite d'entreprise d'affaire. Enfin que je me rendre dans votre pays. Bien que nous ne sommes jamais rencontrer mais j'ai pris ce risque de me confier a vous.
Ces fonds sont de dix huit millions de dollars américains ($18,000,000.00) que mon Père défunt avait déposé au près d'une compagnie de sécurité a Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.
Raison pour la quelle nous demandons votre aider de pouvoir débloquer ces fonds et ensuite les transférer sur votre compte personnel. Enfin de m'aider a investir lorsque ces fonds seront sur votre compte.
1)Télécommunication
2)Industrie de transport
3)Hôtel de cinq étoiles si vriament vous disposer de m'aider je vous donnerai une récompense de 15% sur la totalité des fonds.
J'attends votre réponse le plus tôt possible.
Je vous prie de recevoir mes salutations les plus sincères et distinguées.
Que le seigneur vous bénisse.
Paul Martins

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