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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:
  • "hundred thousand u.s dollars" (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.
  • a_albert.aa04@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Albert Aazzi <a_albert.aa04@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:07:28 +0800 (CST)
Subject: From Aazzi


Aazzi A.Matsuno
Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire
Email ; a_albert.aa04@yahoo.com

My Dear,

It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I Aazzi, intend to establish in your country.Though we have not meet with you before but I believe one has to risk confidence to succeed sometime in life.

There is this huge amount of Eleven million Nine hundred thousand U.S dollars($11,900,000.00) which my late fether deposited in a bank here in Abidjan, (Cote D'Ivoire) before he was assasinated by his body guard.

Now,I decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons.I want you to help me transfer these money from the bank here and transfer it into your personal account in your country for investment purposes on these areas:

1). Telecommunication
2). the transport industry
3). Five star hotel

If you can be of an assistance to me i will be pleased to offer to you 10% Of the total fund.

I await your soonest response.

Best Regard yours,
Aazzi Albert Matsuno

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