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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:
  • "transferred into your bank account" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "robert mugabe" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "Zimbabwe" scam.
• 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.
  • loran_jacques@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Loran Jacques <loran_jacqus12@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: loran_jacques@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:39:13 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Please I need your help.

My Humble Greetings!
Firstly, I will like to introduced myself properly to you, My name is Loran
Jacques the only son of late Dr. Innocent Jacques from Cote D'Ivoire, (Ivory
Coast). My late father was the General Manager of Zimbabwian Diamond Mining Corporation (Z.D.M.C.). He was also among the few black Zimbabwean rich farmers murdered in cold blood by the agent of the ruling government of President Robert Mugabe for his alleged support and sympathy for Zimbabwe
supporters of main opposition party (Movement for Democratic Change) (M.D.C).
Before the death of my father, he deposited the sum of US$9.5,million (Nine
Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) in one of the Investment Bank here in Ivory Coast, for establishment of new farm land and real estate before his sudden death and he used my name as the next of kin and made the deposit.

I have gone to the bank where my late father deposited this money and the bank
manager told me that I have no right to withdraw money from my late father's
account untill the fixed deposit account is breaked and he told me to introduce my late father foreign partner to their bank which is in the agreement my late father
hard with the bank at the time he deposited this money.

I am contacting you for you to help me transfer this money to your country for
investment in your Company under your Management while I continue my education because my education stopped due to the death of my Father. My mother died after giving birth to me, so I never knew my mother. Behold, my only hope and courage in life which was my father was brutally killed by unknown
assasins.
Many thanks to you if you can help me as I would compensate you with 20% of the total money after this money has been successfully transferred into your bank
account.
Thanks and best regards.
Yours sincerely,
Loran Jacques.
Tel, +22509169246. (loran_jacques@yahoo.fr)
PLEASE GO THROUGH THE BELOW WEB SITE AND YOU WILL UNDERSTAND VERY WELL WHAT I AM
TALKING ABOUT.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm




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