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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22504934781 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • david_kuame3@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <david_kuame3@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:47:35 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM DAVID

>From David Kuame
Avenue 5 Lot 172 Cocody Quarters
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire

Dearest One,

I know it is normal and natural for you to wonder why I contacted for assistance in this transaction when we have not met each other before, I am pleading that you be patient with me because I have no choice than to do what I am doing now since it is the only way out of this problem I found
myself based on the fact that most times in life, One must confide in another Person to survive, I therefore decided to contact you to find a solution to my problem irrespective of the fact that we never knew each other, please do not misunderstand me since a journey of hundred miles starts with
a step, I am therefore begging you to accept me with an open heart and mind, it is the situation I found myself that made me to contact you and ask for your assistance.

I am contacting you to assist me transfer the Sum of US$9,500.000.00 I inherited from my Late Father which he made from the sale of Crude Oil Business for investment in your Country under your Management while I continue my education because my education stopped abruptly due to the death of my
Father. My mother died after giving birth to me, so I never knew my mother.

Many thanks to you if you can help me as I would compensate you with a good percentage of the money which is negotiable after the money has been successfully transferred and confirmed into your account.

I am waiting for your urgent reply in my private email address written below for more details. or you can rich me with(+22504934781) for more details,

Thanks and God Bless you abundantly.

Yours Respectfully,
David Kuame
SEND REPLY TO:david_kuame3@yahoo.co.jp)



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