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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:
  • "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. )
  • "million united states 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)
  • "urgent assistance" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: anthony kurubos <anthony-kurubos15@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <anthonykurubos02@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 19:34:07 +0200
Subject: HOW ARE YOU TODAY?



HOW ARE YOU TODAY?Anthony and morine KurubosAbidjan, Cote D'Ivoire,West AfricaDear One,To introduce myself, I am Anthony Kurubos,the son to Mr and Mrs Benson Kurubos, I was in the university studying Electrical Engr, before the sudden death of our late father,who was a very wealthy Gold/Diamond dealer in Freetown, the economic capital of Sierra Leone.My father was poisoned to death by his close business associates on one of their outings on a business trip, in collaboration of my Uncle my late father younger brother.It is just a long story, as I have to let you know more about my life experiences.Presently I and my sister Sandra is in Ivory Coast a nearby country,as my Uncle threatens to eliminate us, but why I contacted you was just to confide in you the deposit my late father deposited in a security company in Oversea , before his death.He made a deposit of,TEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS(concealed in a metallic box ) in a security company in Oversea,as he declares it as family valuables for the security of the money involved. he used my name as the next of kin when he made the deposit.Since our arrival here I have contacted the security company and inform them of our father death, and our willingness to retrieve the deposit,they are waiting for my foreign partner now for the release of the deposit, as was stated in the agreement reached by the security company and my late father.All I am looking for now is for you to assist us in the claim and investment of this only remaining heritage of our late father in your country as our foreign partner.Please there is a very big political problem going on in this country that we are presently now as I need your urgent assistance to retreive the deposit that will enable us come over to your country to continue our education that was stoped because of treats from our uncle and the death of our late father.We offer you fiteen percent of the total money for your assistance.We await for your urgent response.May God be with you.Anthony and morine
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