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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)
  • "any lucrative business in your country" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "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.
  • susanduke_2005@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • susanduke_2001@latinmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: susan duke <susanduke_2005@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 15:49:54 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From:Miss SUSAN DUKE


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: susanduke_2005@yahoo.com

From:Miss SUSAN DUKE

ADDRESS:03 BP 25687 ABIDJAN 03

AVENUE 23 RUE 33 BARREE COCODY

ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST

WEST AFRICA.

Tel:+22508054836


Hello Dearest One,


It is my pleasure to write you after my seven days fasting and prayers and much consideration since I can not be able to see you face to face at first.Being the first and the only child of my father, late Mr Wuruma Duke from Freetown in Republic of Serelone West Africa I am 17years of age. My father waslimited liability Diamond and gold merchant in Freetown before his untimely death after his business trip to SWITZERLAND, to negotiate on a business. A week after he came back from SWISS, he was assassinated with my mother by unknown assassins.


Which my mother died, instantly, but my father died after five days in hospital, on that faithful afternoon. I didn´t know that my father was going to leave me after I had lost my mother. But before he gave up the ghost, it was as if he knew he was going to die. He my father, (may his soul rest in perfect peace) he disclose to me that he deposited the sum of $4.5 million U.S dollars in a private Bank Abidjan Ivory Coast.That the money was meant for establishing his business he wanted to invest in Abidjan - Ivory Coast. Though, according to my father he deposited the money in his own name and mentioned me in the documents as the next of kin . He single handed me over the document and logging and verifying informations , and instructed me to seek for a trust worthy person abroad who will help me invest and manage this money for me until i am capable to handle it.



Now I have succeeded in locating the BANK in Abidjan and also confirmed the fund is in there , most honest and confidentiality. Now I am soliciting for your assistance to help me lift this money out from The Bank to your account abroad so that we should manage and invest it in any lucrative business in your country and also I can contiune my education which stopped since my parents death.I am Waiting anxiously to hear from you so that we can discuss how you can assist me and please you can get back to me either in this address susanduke_2001@latinmail.com



Thanks for your kind attention and mutual understanding.



Best regards

Miss Susan Duke

- susan duke

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