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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.
  • katedonald100@yahoo.com.au (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: kate donald <katedonald300@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 01:03:20 +1000 (EST)
Subject: VERY URGENT DEAR


DEAREST,

I AM MISS KATE DONALD THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF LATE MR. AND MRS.JOSEPH DONALD. MY FATHER WAS DRAMANE DIRECTOR J.C INDUSTRIES COTE D'IVOIRE MY FATHER WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTINGS ON A BUSINESS TRIP .

MY MOTHER DIED WHEN I WAS A BABY AND SINCE THEN MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BED SIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS THE SUM OF$7.2 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS. THAT HE DEPOSITED WITH A PRIVATE FINANCE COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN,THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY DAUGHTER FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSITING OF THE FUND. HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS SSOCIATES.

THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A GOD FEARING FOREIGN PARTNER IN ANY COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT OR HOTEL MANAGEMENT .

. (1) TO SERVE AS A GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM
ONLY 22YEARS.
(2) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR
COUNTRY TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A
RESIDENT PERMIT IN YOUR COUNTRY.

MOREOVER,MY DEAR I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 25% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO
YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.

FURTHERMORE, YOU INDICATE YOUR OPTIONS TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN FOURTEEN (14) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.

ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS.
PLEASE YOU CAN WRITE ME WITH THIS AVALEBLE EMAIL ADRESS
katedonald100@yahoo.com.au
MISS KATE DONALD.






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