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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)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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 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.
  • smith_john3333@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "smith john" <smith_john3333@latinmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:23:20 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Urgent Needed


DEAR FRIEND ,

I AM MR. SMITH JOHN .I WORK IN THE REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF ATLANTIQUE BANK, ABIDJAN CODE D’ IVOIRE. I HAVE A BUSINESS WHICH WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US. WORT SUM OF SEVEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($7,500,000.00 ), US, DOLLARS] WHICH I WANT TO TRANSFER OUT OF THE COUNTRY TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, ALL TO MY FINANCIAL BENEFIT AND YOURS TOO THIS MONEY IS OWNED BY A MAN CALLED WILLIAM KABBAH FROM SUDAN A BUSINESS COMMERCIALIST IN WEST-FRICAN REGIONS. HE HAS BEEN DEAD SINCE TWO YEARS AGO AND SINCE THEN NO CLAIM HAS BEEN PLACED ON HIS BANK ACCOUNT BALANCE. I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF THE COUNTRY BUT SUCH FUND CAN NOT BE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT A NEXT OF KIN ATTACHED TO THE FUND. THE FUND COULD BE TRANSFERRED IN THESE WAY; [YOU SHALL PRESENT YOURSELF AS A RELATIVE & BUSINESS ASSOCIATES TO THE DECEASED PERSON

I SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO YOU MATERIALS AND INFORMATION WITH WHICH A SUCCESSFUl CLAIM SHALL BE PLACED ON THE FUND. I SHALL BE YOUR GUIDIANCE AND INSTRUCTOR THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THIS TRANSACTION SO AS TO ENSURE A SWIFT AND SURE TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. AS TO YOUR BENEFITS, YOU SHALL BE ENTITLED TO 30% OF THIS FUND, FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION IN THIS TRANSACTION. SO IF YOU ARE INTRESTED, SEND A REPLY TO ME VIA MY ALTERNATIVE MAILBOX( smith_john3333@yahoo.com] IN YOUR REPLY PLEASE INCLUDYOUR [PRIVATE PHONE AND YOUR FAX NUMBERS] URGENCY HAS TO BE IMPLIED AND THIS BUSINESS MUST STRICTLY BE A DEAL BETWEEN BOTH OF US.

BEST REGARDS,
MR SMITH JOHN

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