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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "transferred into your bank account" (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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • akinkwu@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Anthony akinkwu" <anthonyakinkwu@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 10:02:44 +0000
Subject: Your Urgent Reply Will Be Appreciated

My Dear friend,

I am writing this letter in confidence believing that if it is the wish of
God for you to help me and my family, God almighty will bless and reward
you aboundantly and you would never regret.

I was studing in a University in Ghana before my father died. I am 22 yr
old. I like any person who can be caring, loving and home oriented, I will
love to have a long-term relationship with you and to know more about you.
I would like to build up a solid foundation with you in time coming if you
can be able to help me in this transaction without betrayal.

Well, my father died earlier two years ago in a most brutal and heart
touching agony. He left I and my junior sister behind.

My father was a royal king, in Kantogara Village in Cote d'Ivoire for the
period of sixteen years. Usually according to the custom and tradition, I
ought to resume his position as the Royal prince. But due to greed and
hatred a lot of presure were mounted on me to fustrate me from inheriting my
father's regalie. It is really painful but since i am too young to face the
chalenges Some good ones around me advised me to run out of the country for
the meantime to secure my life. When I could not stand the tention I sneaked
out from my village to the capital city Abidjan where my made some deposit
in a bank before he died . I have the intention to continue my jurney to a
more safer place immediately this transaction is over. And I hope your
country might be favourable if you will give me a brotherly assistance. My
mother has fled to her home town immediately the funeral right of my Dad
with my only sister. But while moving down to here I took some documents for
a certain deposit my father made with a financial institution in ABIDJAN. I
propose to get it transferred into your bank account so that when I come to
your country I can then invest it with your advise in a good business.


My father left the sum of USD $16.5 Million (Sixteen Million,Five Hundred
Thousand US dollars) in this financial institution.This money was annually
paid into my late father's account from Etruscan's Permit company
(E.P.I.B.F) and Etruscan's Gold company operating in our locality for the
compensation of youth and community development in our jurisdiction.

I don't know how and what I will do to invest this money somewhere in
abroad, so that my father's kindred will not take over what belongs to my
father and our family, which they were planning to do without my concent
because I am under age .
Now, I urgently need your humble assistance to help me move this money
from the finacial house to your bank account.

I am ready to pay 20% of the total amount to you if you help me in this
transaction and another 10% interest Annuallly as income to you, for
handling the company for me while I continue my education, This, you will
have absolute control over. If you can handle this project sincerely and
also willing to assist me in lifting this fund.

For your reference ,you are kindly advice to visit this
website /www.etruscan.com/lsiwebsite/pbf.htm

Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free and I hope to commence
the transaction as quick as possible, I will send to you my picture as soon
as I hear from you. Please reply throu akinkwu@yahoo.com

Yours sincerely,
Anthony Akinkwu

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