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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:
  • "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.
  • yala_03@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Yala Galli" <yala_0@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: yala_04@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 00:48:23 +1000
Subject: A Cry For Help From Mr Yala Galli






Dear Respected One,
I am Mr Yala, the only son of late Mr and Mrs. Hamedi Galli. 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 deal.

Before the death of my father on 29th august 2005 in a hospital here in
Abidjan. He secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a
sum of us$10.500.000 left in a bank here in Senegal.

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).

Moreover, 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 nominated account overseas.

Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as i
believe that this transaction would be concluded within seven
(7) days you signify interest to assist me.
I will appreciate you send me e-mail: yala_03@yahoo.fr
Anticipating hearing from you soon.
Thanks & bless to you.
Yala Ahmed Galli.

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