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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • eldemkossi@email.com

Fraud email example:

From: ELDEM KOSSI <eldemkossi5_tg@yahoo.ca>
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 11:18:11 -0500 (EST)
Subject: PLEASE READ THIS MAIL VERY CAREFULLY


May peace be upon you.

My name is Miss Kossi Eldem the only daughter of late Mr/Mrs Mohd
Eldem. My father and mother were very wealthy farmers and cocoa merchant when they were both alive. After the death of my father, long ago, my mother was controlling his business until she was poisoned by her business associates which she suffered and died.

Before the death of my mother on October 2003 in a private hospital where she was admitted, she secretly called me on her bed side and disclosed to me about the sum of four million five hundred US thousand dollars . USD ($4.5million ) she left in suspense account in one of the bank here in my country ,It was the money she intended to transfering overseas for investment before she was poisoned. She also instructed me that I should seek for a foreign partner in any country of my choice who will assist me transfer this money in overseas account where the money will be save and invested wisely.

Because of the current political problem in my country I decided to
transfer the money to abroad where it will be save and invested.
therefore, I am crying and seeking for your kind assistance in the following ways:

(1) To provide a safe bank account into where the money will be transferred for investment.

(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am a girl of 19 years old.

(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further
my education and to secure a resident permit for me in your country. As
soon as I receive your urgent reply indicating your interest to assist me the successfully transfer of the money into your yet nominated account , please try and send mails on my private mail box for confidential reasons: (eldemkossi@email.com)

Yours lovely,

Miss Kossi Eldem








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