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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:
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • tukatys1@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Tuby Katys" <tubykatys@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: tukatys1@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 03:47:53 +0000
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL INVESTMENT PROPOSAL

From;Tuby Katys
Abidjan Cote d Ivoire
E-mail;tukatys1@yahoo.fr
West Africa.

My Dear,

Greetings!
Kindly accept my apology for sending unsolicited mail to you. I believe you are a respected personality, considering the fact that I sourced your contact from a human resource profile database on your country. I am Tuby Katys, 22 years of age.
I inherited an important sum of money from my late father who was a prominent Gold and Cocoa merchant who died in recent crisis here in Cote d'Ivoire. My mother died when I was a little child in the year 1986.I wish to request for your assistance in investing this money in lucrative venture under your directives and guidiance in your country as my father suggested investment on real estate before his untimely death.
I want you to assist me for the transfer of this sum of Five million, five hundred thousand United State Dollars. (USD5.500,000)to your account in your country hence I will give you the contact of the bank where the money is so that you can contact them immediately and discuss with them since I do not know much about financial issues.
I will gladly give you some reasonable percentage from the total sum for your assistance while I pray that you do not betray me at last.
Please it is important you contact me immediately for more clarification on the next step for smooth conclusion.
Awaiting your immediate response and God bless you.
Yours Sincerely,
Tuby Katys.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam