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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "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.
  • rosaline_konate002@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: rosaline konate <rosaline_konate002@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 14:28:38 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM ROSALINE KONATE


ROSALINE KONATE
FROM COTE D IVORE WEST AFRICA
BP 1356 RUE DE COCODY ABIDJAN
COTE D IVOIRE

DEAR ONE

I am rosaline konate the only daugther of late Mr and Mrs Konate. My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Bouake, the economic capital of Ivory Coastbefore he was poisoned to death by his busines associates on one of their outing to discus on a business deal.

When my mother died on the 21st October 1994, my father took me and my little brother special because we were motherless. Before the death of my father on 28th February 2004 in a private hospital here in bouake.

He secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of $ 22.500.000 (twenty two Million,five hundred thousand dollars) Deposited in a security company,that he used my name as his only daugther and been the next of kin in deposit of the Money.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth and some huge amount of money his business associates supposed to balance him from the deal they had that he was poisoned by his business associates,that I should seek for a God fearing 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, we are honourably seeking for your assistance in the following ways.

1)We want you to assist us to Transfer this fund to your country.

2) To assist us get an resident permit to your country and also invest this money for us in lucrative business.
Consider this and get back to me on my private email at rosaline_konate002@yahoo.fr
Anticipating to hear from you soon.
Thanks and God Bless.
Best regards

Rosaline Konate









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