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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • johnson_duke1980@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: johnson duke <johnson_duke1980@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: johnson_dk2000@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 05:00:32 +0000
Subject: HAPPY NEW YEAR


DEAR SIR, /MADAM
I KNOW THAT MY MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SUPRISE
SINCE I DONT KNOW YOU IN PERSON OR MET WITH YOU
BEFORE,BUT IAM OF THE BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD BE
OBLIGED TO COME TO MY ASSISTANCE AFTER HEARING ABOUT
MY SITUATION.
IT IS HIGHLY REGREATABLE WRITING TO YOU NOW NOT
MINDING THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT PAVADED AROUND ME HERE
IN ABIDJAN.
I AM JOHNSON LUKE, THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR AND MRS.LUKE.MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA
MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF
IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS
ON A BUSINESS.WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER
1989, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM
MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 29TH JUNE
2005 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE
SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE
HAS A SUM OF US$ 16,500,000 (SIXTEEN MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND, UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A
SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN A LOCAL BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN,
THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY SON FOR THE NEXT OF
KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND. HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME
THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS
POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES. THAT I SHOULD
SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE
WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR
INVESTMENT PURPOSE, (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT)
.SIR, I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE
FOLLOWING WAYS.
1)TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE
TRANSFERRED TO
2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM A
BOY OF 19 YEARS
3)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR
COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.
MOREOVER, SIR, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE
TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER
THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR
NORMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.FURTHER MORE, YOU CAN
INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE
THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN
(7) DAYS BECAUSE THERE IS WAR HERE, YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.
ANTICAIPTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON,THROUGH MY E-MAIL
ADDRESS. johnson_duke1980@yahoo.fr THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOUR FAMILY
JOHNSON DUKE

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